Kaiser Permanente Gets the Venture Bug
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
The Permanente Co. and its hospital and health plan affiliate, the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan have set up separate venture groups, charged with fostering commercial development of innovative ideas that exploit Kaiser Permanente's strengths, and hoping in the process to provide clinical and financial benefits to Kaiser and health plan members.
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