Hospitals and health systems are facing significant data security and privacy threats due to the lack of vetting of their third-party vendors, BankInfoSecurity reported Dec. 5. 

The digital health world is constantly changing, and investors never know which startup is next to hit unicorn status.

Hims & Hers Health, a digital pharmacy platform, has named former Cleveland Clinic chief pharmacy officer Scott Knoer, PharmD, as the company's first chief pharmacy and innovation officer.

Imaging company Endoluxe has entered into a know-how agreement with Rochester, Minn.- based Mayo Clinic to research the uses of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the treatment of bladder cancer.

Johnson & Johnson Innovation joined in the $60.75 million series A funding round for SonoThera, a biotech genetic therapy company.

The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center will initiate corrective action on the potential 10-year, $50 billion CIO-Solutions and Partners follow-on contract, GovConWire reported Dec. 5.

WellCare, a managed care company and subsidiary of Centene Corp., partnered with digital health company Good Measure to provide its Medicaid members with obesity and diabetes care.

One of the nation's leading healthcare investors is also the first lady of the state of Connecticut, Hartford Business Journal reported Dec. 5.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services has launched a continuous monitoring program that uses wearables and data analytics to track patients' vital signs.

Hospitals are using data analytics to improve health outcomes, produce predictive clinical insights and improve patient care. Here are five data analytics projects health systems have recently created and deployed as reported by Becker's Hospital Review: