Lyft has promoted Buck Poropatich to serve as the company's new head of healthcare, the ride-hailing service confirmed to Becker's Oct. 22. 

Uber Health is partnering with Papa, an organization that provides older adults with companions and healthcare assistance, to transport older adults to medical appointments, errands and community events.

Fitbit is awarding six organizations, including UCHealth and Scripps Research, more than $300,000 for various research projects focused on improving health equity, the company said Oct. 13. 

From hearing aids to thermometers, Apple is researching how to put a healthcare twist on AirPods, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 13.

HHS launched a Spanish version of its QuestionBuilder app to help Latino patients prepare for their telehealth and in-person appointments.

East Lansing, Mich.-based MSU Health Care teamed up with Higi, a consumer health engagement platform that offers "smart" health stations at retail locations, to provide patients remote monitoring services across Michigan, according to an Oct. 5 news release. 

Amazon is rolling out three new healthcare-centric updates to its Amazon Halo wearable device focused on improving users' access to their vitals data and nutritional health, the company announced Sept. 27. 

Google added features to its Search and Maps tools that connect users with more information about healthcare providers such as insurance coverage, the tech giant tweeted Sept. 24. 

Thirty-eight percent of Americans accessed a patient portal in 2020, according to a report from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.

Hospitals are implementing several procedures to verify COVID-19 vaccine cards submitted by employees, as some employees have been linked to using fake cards to bypass vaccine mandates. 

Google's smartwatch is revamping its health capabilities, with Google introducing Health Services to the latest Wear OS version, according to a Sept. 27 9to5Google report.

Telemedicine and pharmacy discount company GoodRx on Sept. 23 launched GoodRx Health, an online hub providing research-based answers to health questions.

Using or falsifying vaccine records is a federal offense, with each offense carrying the potential for prison time, according to NBC affiliate WUSA 9.

The option to store verified vaccine credentials and COVID-19 test results are coming to iPhones.

In an effort to expand iPhones' ability to detect health conditions, Apple has partnered with the University of California Los Angeles for a mental health study and drugmaker Biogen for a study focusing on cognitive decline, sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.

As vaccine mandates emerge nationwide, 10 states have provided a digital solution for storing proof of vaccination. Meanwhile, 21 states have prohibited their use in some way.

Quantum Health, a consumer healthcare navigation company, tapped former Cerner and Livongo Health executive Zane Burke to serve as its new CEO, the company said Sept. 15. 

As the country continues its push to get COVID-19 shots into the arms of the unvaccinated, misinformation about the vaccines, HIPAA and verification cards has flourished. 

While hospitals and health systems have improved their basic consumer-centric capabilities since 2019, they are not yet fully committing to the digital and consumer-centered transformation needed to meet consumers' care expectations, according to a recent Kaufman Hall report. 

Medical genetics company Invitae inked an agreement to acquire consumer health tech company Ciitizen, which was founded by former Apple Health Director Anil Sethi in 2017.