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UW Medicine is Key Collaborator in an $18 Million Award to Fund Implementation of a New Collaborative Care Management Model
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded nearly $18 million to a national collaboration of partner organizations that includes UW Medicine. The three-year agreement, part of a $1 billion CMS Health Care Innovation Challenge, will fund implementation of an evidence-based collaborative care management model for patients with depression plus diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease in primary care in seven states. UW researcher Jürgen… View More
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New W Fund Officially Launches, Will Invest in Washington-Based Start-ups
SEATTLE – (June 13, 2012) – The Washington state economy received a welcome boost today with the launch of a university-focused venture fund that aims to invest nearly $20 million over the next four years in promising start-ups spinning out of the University of Washington and other research institutions across the state. The W Fund, which officially closed on May 31, was announced today by… View More
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Long-distance training teaches proper technique for asthma test
Virtual, long-distance training can teach primary care professionals the proper technique for performing a lung function test, a University of Washington-led study has shown. The breathing test, called spirometry, is important in accurately diagnosing asthma in patients over age 5, and also in seeing if a chosen treatment is appropriate. Read the complete story from UW Today.
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UW Spin-out Kona Medical Secures $30M in Financing to Pursue Novel Hypertension Therapy
Kona Medical announced it has raised $30 million in Series C financing to advance its novel hypertension therapy. The company was founded in 2009 by CEO Michael Gertner and is headquartered near Seattle in Bellevue, Washington. Kona Medical licensed technology from the University of Washington, developed by UW researchers Jessica Foley, James Little, and Shahram Vaezy, that uses high intensity focused ultrasound to treat nerves. … View More
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