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Digital health company adds UnitedHealth, HHS and Meta execs to its board
Online prescription digital therapeutics company Pear Therapeutics has added three new board members, each with varied experiences in government, big tech and with industry giants, according to a June 15 press release. -
K Health using Mayo Clinic data to improve hypertension treatment
Digital health company K Health is collaborating with the Mayo Clinic to use deidentified patient data to improve the treatment of high blood pressure. -
3 digital health companies offering their services in multiple languages
A host of digital health companies are realizing the benefits of offering their services in a multilingual format, bringing in new customers and serving often left-out consumer groups. -
Google, Harvard, FDA collaborate on digital health oversight
A digital health collaborative that includes Google, the FDA and the Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science plans to release an interactive, open-access regulatory support tool for healthcare tech companies. -
Georgia health system creates digital front door to simplify patient onboarding
Union County, Ga.-based Union General Health System partnered with digital health company, Qure4u, to create a new digital front door that simplifies the patient check-in and registration process. -
Pharmacy benefit manager startup Capital Rx gets $106M in funding
Tech-powered pharmacy benefit startup Capital Rx has closed on $106 million in series C funding as it aims to expand its efforts to better coordinate prescribing. -
Digital pharmacy Truepill lays off 15% of staff
Truepill, a mail-order pharmacy startup, has laid off 15 percent of its workforce, its chief executive said in a letter to employees. -
Platform that screens for social risks wins 1st Brown-Lifespan Health digital health pitch competition
Eight teams of digital health entrepreneurs made their pitches June 9 at the inaugural Digital Health Pitch Competition hosted by Providence, R.I.-based Brown-Lifespan Health's Center for Digital Health. -
May saw most tech startup layoffs in 2 years
More tech startup workers got laid off in May than any month in the past two years, according to data from Layoffs.fyi. -
Optum's chief engineer leaves for digital health startup
Optum's former chief engineer and vice president of software engineering, Matthew Grose, has been appointed chief technology officer of Omcare, a digital health startup based in Burnsville, Minn. -
Amazon Web Services to back 3 healthcare startups as part of $30M investment
Amazon Web Services will fund three digital health startups as part of its new $30 million accelerator program focused on companies led by underrepresented founders. -
American College of Cardiology tech chief on the future of digital health
Ami Bhatt, MD, chief innovation officer of the American College of Cardiology, has been an advocate for digital health long before the COVID-19 pandemic expanded its adoption and use. -
Walgreens adds virtual oncology care to its digital health platform
Walgreens digital health platform Walgreens Find Care has added virtual oncology care company Jasper Health to its online marketplace. -
Bon Secours Mercy Health's digital holding company acquires Nordic
Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health's digital holding company, Accrete Partners, has acquired health tech consulting company Nordic Consulting Partners. -
Baptist, OSF, Hartford + more using apps to enhance patient care
From apps that support opioid patients recovery treatments to apps that allow patients to directly message their physicians, here is a list of health systems piloting, creating and deploying applications to enhance patient care, as reported by Becker's since May 1: -
New vision of digital health should be personalized, inclusive
Despite the digital revolution that took over many traditional industries, healthcare hasn't experienced such a change, with many services still remaining slow and complicated. However, digital health still holds promise if it is approached through a lens of inclusivity and personalization, according to a May 31 Fast Company article. -
Baptist Health's new app lets patient pay bills, schedule appointments + more
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has launched an app that makes it easier for patients to find their physician and schedule appointments. -
Better Medicaid data could improve health equity, professors say
More thorough data collection on Medicaid patients could help relieve health disparities, three health policy professors argued in a May 24 Health Affairs article. -
Google plans to add cough, snore detection to devices
Google is in the process of testing a cough and snore detecting technology that might be integrated into Androids and Pixels, 9to5google reported May 26. -
Hoag launches mobile app, premium subscription service
A California health system has launched a mobile app and premium subscription service — complete with health coaching and personalized care coordination — to accompany its new virtual care center, a move the organization said will make patient care more efficient and accessible.
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