Methodist Health System names new CEO

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 12/9 8:07A David Ajamy

Dallas-based Methodist Health System has named Jim Scoggin as its new CEO. Scoggin has served as interim CEO since April of this year after Stephen Mansfield retired after leading the company for 13 years. With 34-years of experience in the...

'I get paid to make the right decisions for the company and the tough decisions': Interview with...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 12/6 2:45A Rob Schneider

McKesson Corp. CEO Brian Tyler said the company’s relocation from California to Irving was a tough decision.  What he didn’t know until recently was how long the company had been debating it.  Tyler, who became CEO of pharmaceutical and health...

Soaring healthcare costs weigh on voters in US battleground states

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/25 9:51A Patti Waldmeir in Minneapolis, M

Voters in several battleground states that could hold the balance of power in next year’s presidential election ranked health care costs the biggest threat to the U.S. economy, according to a recent poll conducted by the Financial Times and the...

Plano-based pharma company expects to double headcount as it raises $505M in stock sale

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/25 8:00A Rebecca Ayers

Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: RETA) has closed its public financing, resulting in about $505 million in gross proceeds as part of a stock sale, according to a news release. The Plano-based drug company is using the net proceeds to file...

Form-D Friday: Veritex Holdings raises $75M

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/22 2:33A Rebecca Ayers

The Dallas-based holding company for Veritex Community Bank raised money to pay some outstanding subordinated debt and more in this week's column that sifts through public filings.

In wake of Dallas firm's closure, sought-after medical group finds new home

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/21 8:03A Brooks Igo

Four more lawyers from a soon-to-be shuttered Dallas law firm have found a new home one week after the nearly 40-year-old Dallas law firm announced it is shuttering at the end of the year.

North Texas company making another acquisition — this time for $155M

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/21 7:04A Brian Womack

The Irving-based company, which provides technology and analytics for the health care industry, is making another acquisition – and this one’s much bigger than the last purchase it made almost two months ago.

Collaboration between San Antonio’s four leading research institutions will lead to personalized...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/20 3:43A Nancy Preyor-Johnson and Heather

When San Antonio’s four largest research institutions recently decided to form a major precision therapeutics program, their vision was clear: systematically create breakthrough medical treatment. At the heart of the new initiative is a...

Form-D Friday: Private equity firm raises more than $500M

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/15 1:51A Rebecca Ayers

A New York City-based private equity group with Fort Worth ties raises more than $500 million, a biopharmaceutical company raises another round of funding for a trial and more in this week's Form-D Friday.

US regulator issues first approval for a Chinese cancer treatment

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/15 12:50A Tom Hancock and Wang Xueqiao in

US drug regulators have issued their first ever approval for a Chinese-developed innovative cancer treatment, marking a breakthrough for the country’s biotech sector.

Apple’s reach reshapes medical research

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/14 9:34A Natasha Singer

Apple's tools enable researchers to track huge numbers of people. But doctors do not yet know if it will significantly improve health outcomes.

Roundup of deals and dollars: Nov. 14

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/14 8:30A Rebecca Ayers

Cornerstone Healthcare Group acquires a Houston hospital, a Dallas-based oil firm receives an equity commitment, and more in this week's roundup of deals and dollars.

Federal prosecutors: No new trial needed for Forest Park officials

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/14 1:34A Mark Curriden

Lawyers for the Forest Park Medical Center officials convicted in February of operating a bribery and kick-back scheme have presented no evidence and made no substantive legal arguments showing that they deserve a new trial, according to federal...

Can’t pay the medical bill? Your hospital may take you to court

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/11 12:37A Sarah Kliff

From Delaware to Oregon, hospitals across the country are increasingly suing patients for unpaid bills, a step many institutions were long unwilling to take.

This CFO says her success at her old job led directly to her getting her current job

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 11/7 6:00A Rob Schneider

Stuckley was senior vice president and CFO at Healthcare Payment Specialists, which was successfully sold to Chicago-based Transunion. Stuckley says her work as CFO helped enable the profitable sale of the company.