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:

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care has rolled out a software system that digitizes pathology orders, allowing the health system to generate faster results. 

Silverdale, Wash.-based St. Michael Medical Center experienced an October ransomware attack that exacerbated the hospital's short staffing issues that have been persisting for months, Kitsap Sun reported Dec. 2. 

2021 was a mega year for digital health funding. With the COVID-19 pandemic driving huge demand for virtual and convenient services, digital health companies raised $29 billion.

An employee email account from Orlando (Fla.) Health was accessed by an unauthorized user, which may have compromised the information of 3,662 patients.