Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic signed a multiyear collaboration with Pro Medicus focused on building out and commercializing the health imaging IT provider's artificial intelligence-powered research platform, the organizations said June 3.
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Baptist Health will deploy an interactive mobile wayfinding platform to help patients navigate the Jacksonville, Fla.-based health system, according to a June 2 news release.
CenterWell, a Humana subsidiary, announced it is expanding its value-based care model to include original Medicare benificiaries.
Amazon is rolling out a new feature for its health-tracking device, Halo, that taps into the user's smartphone camera to scan their body movements and recommend exercises to improve mobility and posture, according to a June 3 Verge report.
Most digital startups promise to decrease healthcare costs and improve care, luring in billions and breaking records in the first three months of 2021, according to a May 26 article by Bloomberg.
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The Digital Medicine Society rounded up 27 health systems, health IT companies and policy organizations as part of a new collaborative that aims to create best approaches for measuring health using digital technologies.
Technology took on an elevated role over the past year as health systems rapidly expanded telehealth, data analytics, artificial intelligence and remote monitoring capabilities to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amazon has been steadily ramping up healthcare initiatives for its workforce this year while placing a distinct emphasis on digital connections and services.
Telehealth services made available by private commercial health plans throughout the pandemic resulted in a 10-point Net Promoter Score gain in overall member satisfaction, according to consumer insight firm J.D. Power's 2021 U.S. Commercial Member Health Plan Study.
The first quarter of 2021 was digital health's most-funded quarter to date, and investors continued the trend in May by pledging high dollar amounts to technology-driven health startups.