The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is spending $258 million on 26 new studies investigating mental health, heart health and chronic conditions; several of the studies will be designed to evaluate the effectiveness of telehealth services.

Startup Digital.Health has launched a platform allowing users to search a database of digital health companies.

AmerisourceBergen is rolling out a new digital therapeutics platform that allows clinicians to dispense apps and devices to patients in the same way that they order prescription medications. 

Wearing fitness and health tracking devices may help users become more active and lose weight, according to an August 2022 study published in the Lancet.

A new study from pCare, a patient engagement technology company, showed that 95 percent of health system leaders said adopting digital engagement tools improved the patient experience.

Digital pharmaceutical and medical technology company BrightInsight launched its connected diagnostics platform at the 2022 American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Scientific Meeting and Lab Clinic Expo.

Revenue from the digital biomarkers market is expected to reach nearly $22 billion by 2030, according to a July 26 report from Prescient and Strategic Intelligence.

Amazon's recent acquisition of One Medical, in addition to its dominance in the retail, entertainment, technology and food industries, is causing concern to some, Ari Levy, CNBC's deputy technology editor reported July 23. 

Cardiac-focused digital health company iRhythm has received FDA 510(k) clearance for an algorithm that monitors atrial fibrillation and will be paired with wearable technology.

Medable, a health tech company that provides an online platform for clinical trials, announced a partnership with Withings Health Solutions to integrate remote patient monitoring into trials. 

Seth Serxner, PhD, was named chief health officer of digital communications and engagement company EdLogics on July 21.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic partnered with digital health company Lisa Health to create an app that uses AI, sensor technology and digital therapeutics to support menopause management and healthy aging.

A new report from CB Insights shows a slowdown in digital health funding for the second quarter of 2022.

Digital health company Well Health released preliminary second quarter results that showed the company expects to exceed $100 million in revenue for the second quarter.

Apple has released its first-ever report outlining its digital health strategy since the company created a function for users to store their medical records on Apple products eight years ago.

Healthie, a company that provides a digital infrastructure platform to digital health companies, has closed on $16 million in fundraising.

Google comes out on top as the best voice assistant for answering medical questions and providing accurate information verbally to users, according to a study in the Annals of Family Medicine.

Eka Care, an electronic health record safekeeping platform, has raised $15 million in funding, The Tech Portal reported on July 19.

ForSight Robotics, a company creating robotics to perform corrective cataract surgeries, has raised $55 million, TechCrunch reported on July 18.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, based out of Little Rock, has received a $738,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture that will provide medical centers and prisons with technology for long-distance learning and digital health.