This week in the digital health market, companies laid off employees and top health systems installed new digital health platforms.
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Nurse staffing platform ConnectRN has laid off 20 percent of its staff, BostInno reported July 6.
A majority of healthcare consumers report a desire to manage all healthcare activities through a single digital platform, with 79 percent emphasizing a preference for access to all medical bills in one spot.
As hospital-at-home programs grow in popularity, investment in home health companies grew from $2.2 billion in 2020 to $4.7 billion in 2021, 7WireVentures reported.
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This week in the digital health market, virtual mental health companies laid off employees and a former Mass General Brigham CEO landed a massive haul for his new company.
Mental health app Headspace has laid off 181 employees, totaling about 15 percent of its workforce, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Generative artificial intelligence, virtual nursing and remote patient monitoring were among the biggest digital health trends of the first half of 2023, health system digital chiefs told Becker's.
Gary Gottlieb, MD, the former CEO of Boston-based Mass General Brigham, has co-founded Author Health, a digital mental health company serving Medicare Advantage patients, Boston Business Journals reported June 28.
Digital health disruptor Virgin Pulse is integrating their platform with mental health company Headspace.