Eastside Partners
Eastside Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Huntsville, Alabama, with an additional office in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 2005, the firm specializes in growth-equity investments, focusing primarily on the healthcare and information technology sectors, particularly companies with a strong foothold in financial services. Eastside Partners typically invests between $1 million and $5 million in companies with revenues ranging from $2 million to $20 million, though it can allocate larger amounts through partners or co-investors. The firm seeks to lead the majority of its investments while often holding minority stakes. Eastside Partners predominantly targets opportunities in the Southeastern United States but is open to investments beyond this region, emphasizing relationships with skilled entrepreneurs to foster significant value creation in their portfolio companies.
ProctorU is a distance proctoring company that provides internet-based test monitoring for education and certification exams. It works with numerous universities and professional organizations to provide students and candidates the ability to take exams at home using webcams and software. Proctors act as the student's personal exam concierge, helping them with technical difficulties and making sure they understand the rules of the exam.
It was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Hoover, Alabama.
Influence Health define influence as a hospital or health system’s power to affect behavioral change, and to achieve their desired result, despite the fact that they have no formal authority over patient decisions.
As patients transition from passive recipients of care to active healthcare consumers, and as payers shift payment models towards value-based care, it is not patient engagement but patient influence that will become increasingly important to the financial sustainability and clinical success of hospitals and health systems.
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Influence Health define influence as a hospital or health system’s power to affect behavioral change, and to achieve their desired result, despite the fact that they have no formal authority over patient decisions.
As patients transition from passive recipients of care to active healthcare consumers, and as payers shift payment models towards value-based care, it is not patient engagement but patient influence that will become increasingly important to the financial sustainability and clinical success of hospitals and health systems.
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