Digital Health

The Digital Medicine Society — a professional society for the digital health field that refers to itself as DiMe — on Oct. 20 launched a collaborative initiative focused on integrating sensor-generated data into patient care and clinical research.

Bardavon Health Innovations, a Workers' Compensation digital health company, has secured $90 million in funding to expand its musculoskeletal technology platform, the company said Oct. 20. 

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health is migrating hospital operations to Google Workspace and deploying artificial intelligence throughout clinical environments.

Cigna is offering HMO and PPO Medicare Advantage plans in the St. Louis area, bringing offerings to counties in Missouri and Illinois. 

Uber Health is partnering with Papa, an organization that provides older adults with companions and healthcare assistance, to transport older adults to medical appointments, errands and community events.

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health on Oct. 19 joined 14 other health systems in investing in Xealth, a digital health startup spun out of Renton, Wash.-based Providence in 2017.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Priority Health is launching MyPriority Travel, a series of health plans that extend coverage for residents who travel out of state or work remotely. 

Blue Shield of California and Google Cloud are collaborating on a cloud-based solution that allows the insurer to process claims in real time. 

Healthcare has been working on transforming the patient experience for years, but the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the transformation of one key area: the digital front door, the collection of digital touchpoints between patients and healthcare organizations. Digital front door is…

Insurers around the country are pivoting from pandemic-era strategies as they develop virtual-first plans — a strategy that promotes telehealth visits prior to nonemergency care.