Salt Lake City, Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare announced two digital health partnerships in the past 48 hours.
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2020 has become the largest funding year in history for digital health, with 24 deals worth more than $100 million apiece recorded, according to a recent Rock Health report.
As the healthcare sector moves toward outcomes-based payment models, health systems are striving to support patients in the most clinically effective and cost-effective ways possible. Simultaneously, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of engaging with patients virtually to reduce…
Banner Health is partnering with Everbridge to develop a digital wayfinding app that will help patients navigate the Phoenix-based health system, according to an Oct. 5 news release.
In terms of digital transformation, the U.S. healthcare system lags other industry sectors. While the COVID-19 pandemic significantly accelerated adoption of digital solutions in healthcare, hospitals and health systems will need to embrace much more innovation to stay competitive with…
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Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic researchers found that only about 15 percent of people who received an atrial fibrillation alert from their Apple Watch end up actually being diagnosed with the condition.
The leaders who run digital transformation and innovation programs at hospitals and health systems know how much potential technology has to improve care delivery, but they also have the prudence to understand which areas of healthcare don't need digital intervention.
From artificial intelligence and machine learning to wearables and chatbots, technology is transforming the way providers and patients engage with one another.
Sara Vaezy, the chief digital strategy and business development officer at Renton, Wash.-based Providence, has been exploring ways technology can drive better healthcare practices ever since she entered the professional world.
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is using new robots controlled by patients to allow them to safely socialize and explore areas of its hospitals while staying physically isolated, according to a Sept. 28 WKMG report.