Adopting digital technology at an accelerated speed can improve the value and impact of healthcare and help tackle challenges post-pandemic, according to Philips CEO Frans van Houten.
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Walmart teamed up with BetterUp to create a mental health platform designed to improve the overall well being of caregivers.
Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health is combating the digital divide for senior patients and patients who don’t have access to broadband or smartphones by giving them affordable and easier access to digital health tools, VentureBeat reported March 8.
LG Electronics announced it will create a digital healthcare platform that will host services from Amwell's telehealth platform.
Patients using an app were more than twice as likely to disclose sensitive information such as domestic violence, depression and fall risk than they were with verbal screenings, according to a study published March 8 in JAMA Network Open.
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Renown Health is deploying Amazon Connect, Amazon Web Services' omnichannel cloud contact center service, to increase access to care by offering patients more customer support.
Five Indiana health systems joined together to create an online dashboard that will track how patients of different racial backgrounds are treated in hospitals, IndyStar reported March 7.
DHA to consolidate legacy of health records in Military Health Systems
Global funding for mental health tech startups reached a record $5.5 billion in 2021, up 139 percent from the year before, according to a report released Feb. 24 by CB Insights.
A group of 13 international leaders in public health and digital health reached a consensus on the best-use practices for digital health in the face of a pandemic. Their recommendations fell under five main categories: team, transparency, technology, "techquity" and…