Category: digital health

Top 5 digital health priorities for health systems

Nearly two-thirds of health system C-suite leaders say digital health is easing access to care, though using it to improve patient experience has fallen as a tech priority for executives, a new study found.

Generative AI startup taps 3 health system execs

A healthcare generative artificial intelligence startup has tapped three current and former health system executives as advisers.

Digital health funding hits a wall

In 2023, the digital health sector experienced more pronounced declines in both funding and deals compared to the overall venture ecosystem, according to a Jan. 25 report from CB Insights.

Payer-backed health tech unicorn cuts dozens of jobs

DispatchHealth, a tech-based home healthcare company valued at more than a billion dollars, has cut dozens of jobs, the Denver Business Journal reported.

How new Apple headset could give physicians 'superpowers'

A Maine surgeon says the new Apple mixed reality headset could give physicians “superpowers,” while Apple executives envision healthcare as a key use area for the new device.

Waystar fights lawsuit after buying Olive AI

Waystar is fighting a lawsuit from an Ohio economic development organization over its purchase of Olive AI, Columbus Business First reported.

Healthcare CEOs expect generative AI to replace staff in '24

Nearly 1 in 5 healthcare CEOs expect that generative artificial intelligence will replace at least 5% of their workforce in 2024, a new PricewaterhouseCoopers survey found.

Innovaccer adds 20 health system clients with Cured acquisition

Health IT company Innovaccer added 20 new health system clients with its Jan. 16 acquisition of healthcare digital marketing company Cured.

Healthcare leaders named top 'digital health influencers'

Digital health company Digital Salutem has named 25 healthcare leaders as “25 digital health influencers to follow in 2023.”

New Apple headset coming in February, could be used by hospitals

Apple’s new mixed-reality headset, which will reportedly have uses for healthcare, will become available Feb. 2.