Digital Health

The need for technology and digital capabilities accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the importance of data and virtual monitoring to care for all patients while hospitals focused on patients with the virus.

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the business value of remote monitoring and wearable technologies for healthcare providers and insurers, according to a June 29 Forrester Research report. 

Patients are most interested in using wearable devices to share their cardiovascular and sleep data with providers and insurers, according to a recent Forrester Research report.

St. Augustine, Fla.-based Flagler Health+ is integrating a new technology platform to help bring employees back to work safely, according to a report from The St. Augustine Record.

The JPMorgan CIO Survey gathered responses from 130 CIOs about which technology companies will be most valuable during digital transformation.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic in July will begin offering select patients the opportunity to enroll in its new at-home care model, which provides hospital patients virtual and in-person care from home.

Microsoft software engineer Tim Brookins unexpectedly used the backbone from the app he designed to track football fans' migration to build a contact tracing app now being deployed throughout North Dakota.

Apple unveiled a new feature for its Apple Watch that will help users wash their hands, according to CNBC.

Digital mental healthcare provider IBH launched an innovation incubator June 23, focusing on improving the delivery and quality of behavioral health services.

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network in Milwaukee is implementing new digital health technologies to support pregnant women and their babies.