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Digital health lacks proof of clinical efficacy, says Johns Hopkins study
Despite the rapid growth of the digital health sector, many of the offerings provided by companies lack clear evidence of efficacy in a clinical setting, according to a report published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research in June 2022. -
Mount Sinai teams up with health tech company to tackle community youth health
Mount Sinai Health in New York City has partnered with mPulse, an artificial intelligence and digital health company, to increase diabetes awareness among young people in the East Harlem community, according to a June 22 press release. -
Tech startup Circulo Health switches focus, lays off a quarter of its staff
Circulo Health, a startup built to use technology to manage the care of Medicaid patients, has let go a quarter of its workforce, its president said in a June 17 LinkedIn post. -
GE Healthcare launches wireless patient monitoring platform
GE Healthcare has launched a continuous monitoring platform with wearable sensors for detecting patient deterioration. -
10 top players in expected $132.5B wearable medical device industry
The market for wearable medical devices is set to explode in the coming years amid the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence and 5G, the embrace of self-monitoring of health conditions and the predilection for home healthcare, a study by Growth Plus Reports found. -
Georgia hospital adds digital diagnostic imaging sharing for patients
Habersham Medical Center partnered with software company PocketHealth to give its 80,000 patients access to their medical reports and images via any device. -
Digital health company adds UnitedHealth, HHS and Meta execs to its board
Online prescription digital therapeutics company Pear Therapeutics has added three new board members, each with varied experiences in government, big tech and with industry giants, according to a June 15 press release. -
K Health using Mayo Clinic data to improve hypertension treatment
Digital health company K Health is collaborating with the Mayo Clinic to use deidentified patient data to improve the treatment of high blood pressure. -
3 digital health companies offering their services in multiple languages
A host of digital health companies are realizing the benefits of offering their services in a multilingual format, bringing in new customers and serving often left-out consumer groups. -
Google, Harvard, FDA collaborate on digital health oversight
A digital health collaborative that includes Google, the FDA and the Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science plans to release an interactive, open-access regulatory support tool for healthcare tech companies. -
Georgia health system creates digital front door to simplify patient onboarding
Union County, Ga.-based Union General Health System partnered with digital health company, Qure4u, to create a new digital front door that simplifies the patient check-in and registration process. -
Pharmacy benefit manager startup Capital Rx gets $106M in funding
Tech-powered pharmacy benefit startup Capital Rx has closed on $106 million in series C funding as it aims to expand its efforts to better coordinate prescribing. -
Digital pharmacy Truepill lays off 15% of staff
Truepill, a mail-order pharmacy startup, has laid off 15 percent of its workforce, its chief executive said in a letter to employees. -
Platform that screens for social risks wins 1st Brown-Lifespan Health digital health pitch competition
Eight teams of digital health entrepreneurs made their pitches June 9 at the inaugural Digital Health Pitch Competition hosted by Providence, R.I.-based Brown-Lifespan Health's Center for Digital Health. -
May saw most tech startup layoffs in 2 years
More tech startup workers got laid off in May than any month in the past two years, according to data from Layoffs.fyi. -
Optum's chief engineer leaves for digital health startup
Optum's former chief engineer and vice president of software engineering, Matthew Grose, has been appointed chief technology officer of Omcare, a digital health startup based in Burnsville, Minn. -
Amazon Web Services to back 3 healthcare startups as part of $30M investment
Amazon Web Services will fund three digital health startups as part of its new $30 million accelerator program focused on companies led by underrepresented founders. -
American College of Cardiology tech chief on the future of digital health
Ami Bhatt, MD, chief innovation officer of the American College of Cardiology, has been an advocate for digital health long before the COVID-19 pandemic expanded its adoption and use. -
Walgreens adds virtual oncology care to its digital health platform
Walgreens digital health platform Walgreens Find Care has added virtual oncology care company Jasper Health to its online marketplace. -
Bon Secours Mercy Health's digital holding company acquires Nordic
Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health's digital holding company, Accrete Partners, has acquired health tech consulting company Nordic Consulting Partners.
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