Time named 58 U.S. health tech companies “outstanding” in its Sept. 18 listing of the top firms in the space globally for 2025. The publication partnered with market researcher Statista to rank health tech companies — with scores of outstanding,…
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Hospitals serving socioeconomically disadvantaged communities are less likely to adopt health IT tools such as telehealth and health information exchange platforms. The finding comes from a study published Sept. 5 in JAMA Health Forum, which analyzed 16,646 hospital-level and 9,218…
A government funding stopgap approved by the U.S. House of Representatives would extend Medicare telehealth flexibilities and CMS’ hospital-at-home waiver through November. The continuing resolution bill, which passed the House on Sept. 17 by a 216-210 vote, prolongs the programs…
Cleveland-based University Hospitals has activated a whole-hospital virtual nursing program at UH Lake West Medical Center, expanding its connected care team initiative. The program, which went live Sept. 17, uses Vitalchat’s AI-powered video platform to extend the reach of nurses…
St. Louis-based Ascension is doubling down on innovation with digital nudges for patients and clinicians and an increased focus on virtual care and remote patient monitoring. To that end, the 121-hospital system recently launched a Clinical Innovation Institute to enhance…
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WellSpan Health is deepening its collaboration with General Catalyst’s Health Assurance Transformation Company, becoming its first “transformation partner” to advance the use of AI in healthcare. The initiative targets three areas: automating administrative tasks to allow staff to focus on…
Twenty-five digital health executives made Healthcare Technology Report’s list of the top leaders in the field for 2025. The publication said it selected the finalists through a “methodical evaluation process that considered the scope of their business achievements, the innovations…
The new Apple Watch will include “powerful” new features such as hypertension notifications and sleep scores to keep wearers healthy, the tech giant said. For hypertension, the Apple Watch Series 11 will work passively in the background to review wearers’…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai will implement an AI-powered documentation platform from health tech company Regard at two of its hospitals to support clinicians and streamline diagnosis. The health system began working with Regard in 2017 through its startup accelerator program and…
Houston-based Texas Medical Center launched its third five-month accelerator program in partnership with Innovate UK, welcoming eight medical device startups to its Innovation Factory on Sept. 8. The cohort includes companies focused on behavioral health, maternal trauma and drug delivery,…