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GRAIL Appoints Rodger Currie as Head of Government Affairs and Alliance Development

GRAIL, Inc., a health care company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured, announced that Rodger Currie, JD, has been appointed as Vice President and Head of Government Affairs and Alliance Development. Currie will report to Joshua Ofman, MD, MSHS, who was recently appointed Chief of Corporate Strategy and External Affairs. The two will spearhead GRAIL’s government affairs, policy, and advocacy efforts as the company continues to prepare its multi-cancer early detection test for commercialization. “Rodger is an experienced and driven...

Podcast: From Real-World Data to Real-World Decisions

In a recent episode of the Oliver Wyman Health Podcast, Tom Robinson interviewed Aetion CEO Carolyn Magill about her unique career trajectory from the world of nuclear weapons to the world of health care, and how Aetion is partnering with organizations and companies like The New England Journal of Medicine, McLean Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, biopharma, payers, and more. “I’ve spent about 20 years in health care,” Magill said. “I came into health care after a stint in public policy in D.C., where I thought...

Allscripts’ (MRDX) Veradigm Collaborates with Komodo Health

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions recently announced that its flagship Veradigm unit has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with Komodo Health. The goal of the collaboration is to advance health care research by using an electronic health record system and Komodo’s Healthcare Map to find ways to reduce disease burden. San Francisco-based Komodo Health is a provider of life-saving therapies by improving the standard of care, delivering care management, and providing extensive research in patient data. Veradigm’s integrated data systems and service business combines data-driven clinical insights for...

Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth Requires Careful Planning, Preparation

Direct-to-consumer telehealth may seem like an easy way for health systems and hospitals looking to join the wave of connected health options, but caution is needed. First, a DTC telehealth platform needs to appeal to consumers, some of whom might not be familiar with the concept. It also needs to be easy to use and fit into the workflow for doctors and nurses on the other end. And that can be a problem. “Often clients don’t really know what they’re getting into,” said Jay Backstrom, digital imaging...

Accolade Acquires MD Insider for Machine Learning Physician Performance

Seattle-based Accolade, a provider of personalized advocacy solutions for employers, has acquired MD Insider, a Santa Monica, California-based provider of machine learning-enabled physician performance transparency. With the acquisition of MD Insider, Accolade is launching Accolade Total Care, a product that combines data-driven physician quality insights with cost transparency, which will ensure best health outcomes while reducing costs to patients and their employers. MD Insider, founded in 2012, has a team of data scientists, software engineers, and health care experts who developed a platform that takes huge...