Digital Health

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…

Dallas-based University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has reached its five-year $1 billion campaign goal to advance brain research and clinical care at Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute.

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.