UnitedHealth to loan $10M, give $1M to help California’s critical access hospitals
UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation's and the Bay Area's largest health plans, said Wednesday it will loan $10 million to help small rural hospitals in California improve their IT systems and adopt electronic health records. It will also provide $1 million in grants to get the process started. (UNH) feeds.bizjournals.com |
Stimulus to fund Internet access, computers in Phila.
Underserved communities in Philadelphia will get the benefit of broad Internet access, computers and training through the award of a $11.8 million grant on Monday to a group of public and private entities led by the Urban Affairs Coalition. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Qonqr is winr at Startup Weekend
Startup Weekend, a roving event that gives techies one weekend to generate and pitch a startup, made its first stop in the Twin Cities on Sunday night — and the winning team had a suitably victorious title: Qonqr (pronounced conquer). feeds.bizjournals.com |
Sigma's SAFC finishes Israel expansion
SAFC, part of Sigma-Aldrich Group, said Wednesday that the expansion of its facilty in Jerusalem, Israel, has been completed. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Microsoft, Sony and Other Companies to Offer Consumers Cloud Storage Services
Tech giants like Microsoft and Sony and a host of start-ups are starting to ferret out ways to help us put our electronic lives in order. nytimes.com |