Digital Health

Health systems are prioritizing their digital spending on artificial intelligence scribes and other AI technology.

Digital health funding is seeing a rebound with startups raising $5.7 billion across 266 deals in the first half of 2024, according to a July 8 report from Rock Health. 

Two health systems were a "match made in heaven" when they collaborated to form a virtual care company that has already been a hit with patients.

Abridge, a company founded in 2018 that uses AI to automate medical records based on conversations between clinicians and patients, was named the No.1 most exciting digital health startup in a June 25 report by TechCrunch.

Done Global, which supplies stimulant medications to thousands of patients, said it disagrees with the fraud charges filed against its CEO and clinical president. 

A former health system CIO recently joined a healthcare artificial intelligence startup.

Nearly half of patients have had a virtual health appointment in the past two years, and 9 in 10 of those individuals were satisfied with the visit, according to a report from healthcare communications firm Jarrard Inc.

Three large health systems became strategic investors in DexCare, a digital health spinoff from Renton, Wash.-based Providence's Digital Innovation Group.

The CDC issued an alert that the recent arrests of two digital health company executives on fraud charges could disrupt treatment for individuals with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

GE HealthCare named new CEOs for the imaging and ultrasound business lines.