Highmark Health launched Well360 Diabetes Management, a virtual care program for adults with type 2 diabetes.

Using electronic reminder systems may help reduce cancellation rates and cut patient wait times by almost a week, according to a Feb. 15 study on Department of Veterans Affairs clinics.  

Digital tools have the potential to improve patient-physician relationships and increase the effectiveness of behavioral health integration, according to a Feb. 21 report by American Medical Association and Manatt Health Strategies.

The FDA cleared the first app for iPhone and Android devices capable of giving diabetes patients doses of insulin.

Chicago-based Rush University System for Health announced an agreement with Transcarent, a digital health platform for self-insured employers, to enhance medical care options for 9,000 Rush employees and their families.

Some hospitals are using digital twins to make care more patient-centric, as the technology synchronizes all sources of patient data to create a comprehensive view of a patient's needs.

Kurt DelBene, CIO of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, said he is focused on an agencywide digital transformation, moving toward increased investments in cloud-based applications and telemedicine, ComputerWorld reported Feb. 18.

UnitedHealth acquired Audax Health, a digital health company, as one of its first health-tech startup investments, but the startup didn't last long as a healthcare solution and was quickly rebranded, CNBC reported Feb. 18.

The numerous forms that healthcare providers use are essential for collecting and sharing data. Yet many organizations continue to rely on process-clogging, labor-intensive, error-prone paper forms.

The number of artificial intelligence-powered health tools on the market far outweighs the number of such tools actually adopted by hospitals. These tools' lack of transparency, sustainability and adaptability are key reasons for this disparity, according to a paper published Feb. 12 in The Lancet.

CVS on Feb. 15 launched a digital service to make finding, ordering and picking up at-home COVID-19 test kits easier for its customers.

Virtual musculoskeletal care platform Sword Health on Feb. 10 welcomed Vijay Yanamadala, MD, as its CMO.

Digital health providers must change their strategies to provide a broader set of services that produce better health outcomes, in order to stay in the healthcare market, CNBC reported Feb. 10.

Less than half of people over age 50 have never used a health-related app, wearable device or tablet, even those who have conditions that might benefit from them, according to the Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan's "National Poll on Healthy Aging."

When Facebook rebranded itself to Meta, reorienting its goals for the future, the technology sector took notice. However, despite the metaverse — an interactive digital environment — making for popular headlines, healthcare won't see its effects for a long time, according to a Feb. 7 Rock Health report.

Doximity has the top videoconferencing platform for healthcare providers, according to KLAS Research's 2022 "Best in KLAS" rankings, released Feb. 8.

The pandemic highlighted the importance of prioritizing population health and social determinants of health to create the best health outcomes for patients. Twined with the surge in innovative digital technology, there are ways to use new tools to remedy and track inequities, Forbes reported Feb. 8. 

Although machine learning already is widely used in the healthcare system, researchers in a new report are calling for vigilance in its use by health insurers.

Philadelphia-based Temple University Hospital is using Masimo's Centroid, a wireless patient position, orientation, activity and respiration rate sensor, in 100 beds across its ICU units.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy launched a roundtable series to examine pandemic-driven innovations.