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Leveraging telehealth for better patient experience, hybrid care and risk-based contracts
The widespread adoption of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that it is not only possible to deliver care remotely, but it is imperative for hospitals and health systems to integrate telehealth as a standard service. -
More than 70 healthcare organizations commit to digital health equity
More than 70 healthcare organizations have signed a Digital Health Equity Pledge from Executives for Health Innovation, the independent Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit announced Dec. 13. -
5 ways to simplify the delivery of virtual care for clinicians
There is no question the healthcare industry is operating in a new era. Virtual care hit its stride during the pandemic, so it's no surprise consumers are bringing their everyday expectations of user experience from the retail, travel and entertainment industries into healthcare. Consumers prioritize flexibility and convenience and want to access to care on their own terms. It's a dynamic that many hospitals and health systems were working towards prior to 2020 but was catalyzed by the pandemic. -
Health tech investments reach record $23.8B in 2021
Investments in the health technology sector are higher than ever, according to a Deloitte report released Dec. 8. -
10 most innovative, best-funded healthcare startups
Private equity company CB Insights released its third annual list of the top companies using digital technology to transform healthcare on Dec 8. The top companies tackle a range of challenges in healthcare using digital methodology, from home health tech to workflow diagnostics. -
Former FDA chief joins AI cancer diagnostics startup as CEO
Life sciences innovation firm Flagship Pioneering on Dec. 7 spun out Harbinger Health, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to diagnose cancer from a blood test, and named former FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn, MD, as CEO. -
Banner, Jefferson roll out digital mental health platforms for employees
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health and Phoenix-based Banner Health have both launched digital mental health platforms for their employees. -
Google, WHO partner to build digital health tools for providers
Google is partnering with the World Health Organization to build an open-source developer kit to empower healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries. -
Scripps partners with Microsoft, WebMD to source digital maternal health data
The Scripps Research Digital Trials Center has partnered with Microsoft and WebMD, among others, to create a new research consortium aimed at improving maternal health. -
Hospital leaders rank telemedicine as top digital approach for patient access, report finds
Patient access to care can be best improved by technology in the coming year, hospital leaders said in a report by the Center for Connected Medicine and KLAS Research published Dec. 7. -
Despite growing demand, some physicians are skeptical about healthcare wearables: 3 report insights
Innovations in artificial intelligence and sensors are helping patients detect and manage chronic health conditions, but not all physicians are fully on board with the popular technology, according to a recent Deloitte report. -
Viewpoint: Are all digital health startups becoming clinics?
Digital health startups continue to expand across the industry, with many shifting focus to providing care on their own rather than selling services to healthcare organizations, according to Jonathan Slotkin, MD, and Chrissy Farr. -
Intermountain CIO to depart for provider-led digital health company
Ryan Smith will leave his role as CIO of Intermountain Healthcare early next year to serve as COO of Graphite Health, a digital health platform launched by the Salt Lake City-based health system and other providers, according to a Dec. 1 news release. -
MUSC Health inks digital front door collab to ease patient scheduling, intake
Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina on Dec. 1 began a partnership with healthcare automation company Notable to improve the digital patient experience. -
23andMe to use cash from going public to develop 2 cancer drugs
Direct-to-consumer DNA testing company 23andMe is spending the funds it raised during its recent public listing on the development of two cancer drugs, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 30. -
Northwell launches digital platform to share patient care plans via audio, video
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health inked a multiyear deal with patient engagement platform Playback Health to provide patients with resources and care plan information via audio, video, picture and text. -
Intermountain execs leverage digital care to improve diabetes prevention
One year ago, Intermountain Healthcare made digital health company Omada Health's diabetes prevention program available as a covered benefit to the Salt Lake City-based system's medical group patients. Here, two executives familiar with the initiative answer questions about its progress and results. -
Using wearables, mobile devices to measure surgery outcomes reduces strain on ERs, study finds
Complications following a discharge after surgery are common, but mobile devices and wearables present an opportunity to mitigate these risks and reduce strain on emergency departments, according to a Nov. 12 report published in Nature Digital Medicine. -
Postsurgical selfies may catch infections sooner, study finds
Patients who use their smartphone to snap and share photos of postsurgical wounds with their clinicians may get a quicker diagnosis of an infection after surgery, according to a study published Nov. 18 in NPJ Digital Medicine. -
4 recently launched digital health incubators
Here are four incubators that have been launched in the past five months to accelerate the growth of digital health startups.
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