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Kurt Hammond Named Exo® Chief Commercial Officer to Drive the Future of Medical Imaging

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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Exo (pronounced “echo”), a pioneering medical imaging software and devices company, today announced the appointment of Kurt Hammond to Chief Commercial Officer.

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  • Exo (pronounced “echo”), a pioneering medical imaging software and devices company, today announced the appointment of Kurt Hammond to Chief Commercial Officer.
  • Hammond most recently served as Chief Growth Officer at eMed Digital Healthcare, where he oversaw sales, customer success, product management, marketing and partnership development functions for a first-of-its-kind point-of-care diagnostic lab platform.
  • After Merge Healthcare was acquired by IBM in 2015, Hammond was named VP of Global Imaging Sales for IBM Watson Health, eventually being promoted to Global VP of Partnerships and Business Development.
  • “As Exo expands its medical imaging ecosystem, Kurt’s experience leading market-altering health tech companies will be core to our success.”
    Hammond’s appointment as Chief Commercial Officer comes at a pivotal time in Exo’s trajectory in delivering simple and accessible medical imaging to all.

New Documentary Highlights Community-Centered Crisis Response Program in Durham, NC

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Monday, April 17, 2023
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DURHAM, N.C., April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The new documentary, "HEART: Serving Our Neighbors in Crisis," details the development and implementation of the HEART (Holistic Empathetic Assistance Response Team) program, a new public safety response within the Durham Community Safety Department (DCSD) that connects Durham neighbors to the right care — starting from the point at which someone calls 911 to the warm handoff to those who help meet the needs of neighbors in crisis. The project is a collaboration between the City of Durham and nonprofit research institute, RTI International and was funded by Arnold Ventures.

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  • The project is a collaboration between the City of Durham and nonprofit research institute, RTI International and was funded by Arnold Ventures.
  • The 35-minute film follows the new response team as they learn, collaborate and grow in the early days of building the program.
  • "This is an important story about a new approach to crisis response that can help transform narratives and mindsets about public safety."
  • The documentary began production in the fall of 2022 and was directed and produced by TRUE's Narrative Research and Community Engagement Lab at RTI.

HAS21 Virtual Wraps Up Three Days of Impactful Programming on Data and Analytics in Healthcare

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Thursday, September 23, 2021
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Thousands of executives, clinicians, researchers, analysts, and healthcare and healthcare IT professionals participated in this year's event, themed "Multi-Domain Analytics: Create a Winning Team Approach."

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  • Thousands of executives, clinicians, researchers, analysts, and healthcare and healthcare IT professionals participated in this year's event, themed "Multi-Domain Analytics: Create a Winning Team Approach."
  • HAS21 Virtual included 192 Braindate topics, 30+ AI and Analytics Showcases, and 30+ conference sessions, all presented by well-known visionaries and C-level executives from leading healthcare organizations.
  • Highlights from HAS21 Virtual includes:
    Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr delivered the HAS 21 Keynote.
  • Health Catalyst is a leading provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations and is committed to being the catalyst for massive, measurable, data-informed healthcare improvement.