Digital Health

Since filing its initial public offering last year, Livongo Health has made strides to expand its digital efforts.

NYC Health + Hospitals deployed its text message appointment reminder platform, which has helped reduce missed appointments by 6 percent over the past year, at three additional hospitals.

Philips announced Jan. 6 that it has developed additional consumer-focused digital health solutions, as the company continues to empower patients to take control of their healthcare.

Sleep Number has partnered with Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic to fund studies of sleep medicine, with a primary focus on cardiovascular health, the mattress company announced Jan. 8 at the CES 2020 consumer technology conference.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente will expand a program launched with Samsung in 2018 for remote monitoring of cardiac rehabilitation patients, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Express Scripts' chief innovation officer says technology is what is going to change the healthcare landscape for the better, and that's why the pharmacy benefits manager remains optimistic about its investments in digital health solutions, according to Yahoo Finance.

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital will implement healthcare technology provider Odoro's digital platform to provide patients with advanced self-scheduling options, the organizations announced Jan. 7.

Phoenix-based Banner Health has partnered with Buoy Health to deploy its AI-powered digital triage tool to help patients navigate their care options online.

Though a recent study suggested the Apple Watch is capable of acting as a medical device by effectively detecting irregular heartbeats, the study is not nearly comprehensive enough, according to Aaron Carroll, MD, a professor of pediatrics at Indiana University…

An online tool that uses real-time data to give patients at Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health personalized cost estimates for common ambulatory services is accurate and easy to use, a recent study concluded.