About Wesley Jacobs Wesley Jacobs is the founder of Apollo Medical Travel. He is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and a former United States Army Infantry Officer. In 2019, Wes transitioned out of the Army to study Spanish in Cartagena, Colombia, and in March 2020 he founded Apollo. The Company has
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Industry News: Volume 2, Issue 4
Recuro Health Announces Investments by DeepWork Capital and GPG Ventures: Proceeds to Accelerate Marketing and Expanded Capabilities in Digital Health DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recuro Health (Recuro), an integrated digital health solutions company that transitions the U.S. healthcare system from a reactive, disease-focused model to a population health, outcomes approach, today announces investments by DeepWork Capital and GPG
Volume 2, Issue 3: Sharon Kleefield, Ph.D., Healthcare Standards Institute, Discusses Quality of Care and Standardization of Healthcare System Benchmarking
Dear Colleagues, Good news for the medical travel community, domestic and international: Medical Travel & Digital Health News (MTDHN) has been accepted as the sponsor of the first “Medical Travel Month” – January 2022 – in the Society for Healthcare Marketing and Development, American Hospital Association’s “2022 Calendar of Health Observances
Spotlight Interview: Sharon Kleefield, Ph.D., Healthcare Standards Institute
About Sharon Kleefield, Ph.D. Retired faculty, Harvard Medical School (HMS), and former Director of Healthcare Quality at Harvard Medical International. Her work has focused on developing and deploying standards in healthcare. Her expertise includes Health Care Management Education and Training programs for clinical staff both at HMS and globally. Prior to
Industry News: Volume 2, Issue 3
Echosens Presents Research at 2021 AASLD Liver Meeting: Early Detection and Monitoring with FibroScan Mitigates Risk of Patients Developing Fibrosis/Cirrhosis PARIS & WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Echosens, a high-technology company offering the FibroScan® family of products, is pleased to announce its strong presence at the upcoming American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Volume 2, Issue 2: Christine Cooper, CEO, and Jack Towarnicky, ERISA Counsel, aequum, LLC Discuss Protecting Plan Participants with Self-Funded Health Plans from Surprise and Balance Billings
Dear Colleagues, Good news for the medical travel community, domestic and international: Medical Travel & Digital Health News (MTDHN) has been accepted as the sponsor of the first “Medical Travel Month” – January 2022 – in the Society for Healthcare Marketing and Development, American Hospital Association’s “2022 Calendar of Health Observances
Spotlight Interview: Christine Cooper, CEO, and Jack Towarnicky, ERISA Counsel, aequum, LLC
About Christine Cooper Email [email protected] A patent lawyer recruited to Koehler Fitzgerald LLC in 2016 because of her large law firm experience and IT skills, Christine was quickly elevated to a member of Koehler Fitzgerald LLC and leads the health care practice. Christine is the CEO of aequum and is dedicated to
Industry News: Volume 2, Issue 2
Medicare Punishes 2,499 Hospitals for High Readmissions By Jordan Rau KHN.com—The federal government’s effort to penalize hospitals for excessive patient readmissions is ending its first decade with Medicare cutting payments to nearly half the nation’s hospitals. In its 10th annual round of penalties, Medicare is reducing its payments to 2,499 hospitals, or 47%
Volume 2, Issue 1: Frank Amato, President and CEO, and Dr. Daniel Alkon, Chief Scientific Advisor, SYNAPS Dx, Discuss First Minimally Invasive Test for Alzheimer’s Disease
Dear Colleagues, Good news for the medical travel community, domestic and international: Medical Travel & Digital Health News (MTDHN) has been accepted as the sponsor of the first “Medical Travel Month” – January 2022 – in the Society for Healthcare Marketing and Development, American Hospital Association’s “2022 Calendar of Health Observances
Spotlight Interview: Frank Amato, President and CEO, SYNAPS Dx, and Dr. Daniel Alkon, Chief Scientific Advisor, SYNAPS Dx
About Frank Amato Frank Amato is CEO and president of SYNAPS Dx. Previously, after two decades in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, he was president, CEO and director of electroCore, a NASDAQ-traded bioelectronic medicine company focused on treating neurodegenerative conditions. Frank is an accomplished leader with a track record for consistently