Wearable devices have the opportunity to empower patients in their own healthcare, but health systems will have to improve security and connectivity for broader adoption, according to a report from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and KLAS Research.

Biopharma giant AstraZeneca launched Evinova, a digital health unit that will operate as a separate business within AstraZeneca.

Five hospitals and health systems took home gold Nov. 17 at the Digital Health Association's fall awards, which featured judges from across healthcare and advertising.

Health systems in California, Florida, South Dakota, Michigan and Tennessee are installing digital health platforms.

New Orleans-based LCMC Health is offering its nurses more flexibility in terms of scheduling. 

Olive AI had big ambitions to change healthcare, as well as 950 hospital clients at one time, but ultimately ran out of time and money, Columbus Business First reported Nov. 16.

Artificial intelligence is the area where health system C-suite leaders have seen the greatest improvement in recent years, though more alignment across departments and locations is needed for it to reach its full promise, according to a new study from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and KLAS Research.

Virtual sitting has been touted as a technology that can help prevent falls in patients while reducing burnout in healthcare workers. But what do nurses actually think about it?

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has partnered with BioIntelliSense, a company specializing in continuous health monitoring and clinical intelligence, to introduce a new initiative for in-hospital monitoring. 

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health is installing KeyCare, an Epic-based virtual care platform, across its system.

Health systems are increasingly turning to technology to improve the patient experience through platforms like digital front doors and virtual care.

Remote patient monitoring improved outcomes and decreased costs in more than 4,000 hypertension patients, new data shows.

Layer Health, an artificial intelligence startup that aims to organize healthcare data, launched Nov. 14 thanks to $4 million in funding from GV (Google Ventures), General Catalyst, and Inception Health, the innovation arm of Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health.

The University of Missouri-Kansas City has been awarded a total of $4 million to boost the area's digital health presence.

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health is putting healthcare artificial intelligence to use in surgery scheduling and predictive analytics, DukeMed Alumni News reported Nov. 13.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health has launched virtual nursing at two hospitals with plans to expand it across the system.

Digital health company Virgin Pulse completed its $3 billion merger with benefits and analytics platform HealthComp.

Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg was among the investors that helped launch Cercle, a healthcare artificial intelligence startup focusing on women's fertility health, CNBC reported Nov. 8.

Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Clinic was named College of Healthcare Information Management Executives Innovator of the Year for its installation of Artisight's artificial intelligence-powered remote nursing platform.

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health is working to create "digital twins" of patients to predict how they might respond to medical treatments, NJBIZ reported Nov. 13.