More than 90 percent of healthcare executives have adopted digital health tools, even while 47 percent report financial pressures, according to a survey of healthcare executives from digital health company Xealth.
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Ochsner Digital Medicine has partnered with AlohaCare, a nonprofit health plan based in Hawaii, to offer digital medicine services to AlohaCare members beginning Sept. 1.
TytoCare, a virtual healthcare company that provides remote physical exams with a physician, received a $49 million growth funding round from four investors.
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger partnered with Bodyport, a virtual care company monitoring heart health, to develop a new care program for heart failure.
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health's chief clinical transformation officer, Richard Milani, MD, said the health system is using iPhone technology to monitor gait, AMA Update reported July 31.
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Nine digital health companies raised more than $380 million in the past 30 days, as reported by Becker's.
Health tech company PathAI plans to lay off 87 employees, BostInno reported.
After laying off about 15 percent of its workforce in June, digital mental health and wellness company Headspace received $105 million in debt financing.
Former Whole Foods CEO and co-founder John Mackey launched Love.Life, a virtual care company focusing on chronic conditions.
OSF HealthCare introduced a vehicle equipped with digital health navigators to provide care resources throughout the Rockford, Ill., area.