Though health systems' adoption of digital health tools is rapidly increasing, with half calling implementation a "high" or "critical" priority, the vast majority of those tools are not delivering the best possible patient experience, a Center for Connected Medicine report…
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The innovation funding arms of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare and Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health have made strategic investments in CareSignal, a remote patient monitoring platform already in use by both health systems.
Consumers want mobile health applications that are both safe and secure as well as easy to interact with, according to the American Medical Association.
While most older patients remain wary of engaging with digital health tools, younger generations are not only fully on board, but are also choosing healthcare providers based primarily on their digital offerings, according to a new NRC Health report.
During a Feb. 11 call following the release of Lyft's expectation-beating fourth-quarter earnings report, the rideshare company's executives touted recent partnerships with healthcare organizations as contributors to its success.
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Healthcare is headed for care delivery transformation, fast tracked by wearable medical devices and health data interoperability, according to Renton, Wash.-based Providence CIO BJ Moore.
The National Institutes of Health awarded a five-year, $21.7 million grant to University at Buffalo (N.Y.) for healthcare innovation and new treatments research, according to a Feb. 10 news release.
Uber Health is not just helping patients get to their medical appointments, but is also helping hospitals manage their parking infrastructure, according to Politico's Feb. 10 eHealth newsletter.
At the end of January, Providence announced its participation in an $18 million funding round for Twistle, a startup developing patient education and communication software for healthcare providers.
In the months after being discharged from the hospital, patients assigned to send health data to researchers using a smartphone app were more likely to do so than those tasked with transmitting data through a wearable device, a new study…