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Viewpoint: In the Post Pandemic World, Global Health Security Hinges on Digital Public Health Advancements
The COVID-19 pandemic magnified the critical need for a robust digital health infrastructure to address global health threats. The global community must think and act before the next pandemic or other major global health threats. Healthcare systems worldwide have yet to invest systematically in building the required digital infrastructure. A recent national survey in the United States found that only six percent of the health systems have fully developed a digital health roadmap and dedicated leader despite more than 90% of healthcare leaders in the survey believed that a digital health strategy is essential for addressing the four pillars of the Quadrupole Aim- enhancing patient experience, improving population health, reducing costs, and boosting provider satisfaction. -
Pfizer rolls out new digital health COVID-19 testing initiative
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is partnering with health technology company Cue Health to provide online educational resources to patients who test positive for COVID-19. -
Kaiser, Mayo, Mass General Brigham: 11 digital health investments in February
Here are 11 digital health funding rounds Becker's reported on in February. -
Digital care is biggest budget increase in '23, hospital C-suite leaders say
Hospital and health system C-suite executives say digital care will be their biggest budget increase this year and expect to expand IT hiring as a result, a March 2 study by consulting agency Guidehouse found. -
Color Health lays off 300 employees amid shift away from COVID-19 testing
Health tech company Color has laid off 300 employees as it shifts its focus from COVID-19 testing, former staffers wrote on LinkedIn. -
Google's watch can now tell a fall from a burpee
Google's Pixel Watch can now tell when people fall and alert emergency services, the tech company says. -
Cost is driving patients away from adopting digital health technologies
Fifty-eight percent of healthcare practitioners say digital health applications lessen burdens on health systems, but only 44 percent say that digital health applications are living up to their full potential, according to a Feb. 28 study from the Consumer Technology Association. -
How one Texas health system is using a digital platform to access diagnostics images
Seguin, Texas-based Guadalupe Regional Medical Center has implemented an image sharing platform from PocketHealth to eliminate its reliance on CD-ROMs for medical imaging and reports. -
Regence launches virtual eating disorder care
Regence, a health plan serving 3.4 million people in Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington, is launching virtual eating disorder treatment for patients aged 6 to 24 through a partnership with Equip. -
Hims & Hers reports 94% jump in revenue
Digital health and wellness platform Him & Hers reported revenue of $526.9 million for 2022, a 94 percent year-over-year increase. -
NYU Langone Health brings 'digital patient hubs' to 1,600 inpatient beds
New York City-based NYU Langone Health has deployed "digital patient hubs" to more than 1,600 inpatient beds across its hospitals. -
Digital preference cards for surgeons
Ensuring patient safety and reducing medical waste rely on accurate surgical preference cards. -
Yale New Haven selects new digital medication management platform
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is partnering with RxLightning, a company that digitizes the specialty medication enrollment process, to accelerate the process of specialty medication prescription. -
Digital pharmacy company owned by SSM Health partners with AWS
Navitus Health Solutions, a digital pharmacy benefits platform owned by St. Louis-based SSM and Costco Wholesale Co., is partnering with Amazon Web Services to build a new cloud-based foundation. -
Mass General, Sonde partner on remote monitoring study
Health technology company Sonde Health and Boston-based Mass General Brigham were selected by the Massachusetts Artificial Intelligence and Technology Center for Connected Care in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease to lead a pilot study on remote detection of vocal biomarkers and the detection of cognitive impairments. -
Precision medicine startup Vibrent Health lays off 13% of staff
Vibrent Health, a precision medicine startup that works with health systems, has let go of 13 percent of its workforce, Washington Business Journal reported. -
Digital health: Who's up, who's down
The digital health market is constantly changing, with startups coming onto the scene and more established companies restructuring their strategies. -
Moffitt Cancer Center rolls out virtual care platform
Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center is partnering with Memora Health to allow Moffitt clinicians to use the company's virtual care platform. -
MetroHealth earns recognition for HIV app
Positive Peers, an HIV app created by MetroHealth staff, is gaining recognition from the Department of Health and Human Services for its impact in helping young people navigate their HIV diagnosis. -
Former Mayo Clinic, Mount Sinai CEOs join mobile care company
The former CEO of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, Denis Cortese, MD, and former CEO of New York City-based Mount Sinai Hospital, John Rowe, MD, are joining digital caregiver support company eFamilyCare as advisers.
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