Category: digital health

Tampa General expands use of virtual hospital

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is expanding its use of a virtual hospital platform to inpatient settings after using it in its medical intensive care unit. 

Biotech company cuts 40% of workforce

Biotech company 2seventy bio is cutting 176 positions — equivalent to 40 percent of its workforce, MarketWatch reported Sept. 12.

Digital platform for Medicare recipients gets $17M backing

Bold, a digital health and fitness platform for adults on Medicare, raised $17 million in its series A financing round.

Digital platform for Medicare recipients gets $17M backing

Bold, a digital health and fitness platform for adults on Medicare, raised $17 million in its series A financing round.

2 health system IT leaders named top Women in Digital

Two health system IT leaders have been named 2023 Women in Digital Awards finalists by tech advisory company Information Services Group.

How OSF is using AI for diabetes care

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is using artificial intelligence to detect diabetic retinopathy through a partnership with Digital Diagnostics.

How Mayo uses AI for heart disease

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic created an AI algorithm that can take an ECG from an Apple Watch and predict if a patient has a low ejection fraction. 

Meta expands VR tech to healthcare

Dozens of hospitals and health systems across the country are using Meta’s virtual reality headsets to train clinicians on complex procedures, CNBC reported Sept. 9.

UNC gets $3.7M to start center for virtual care equity

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has launched a $3.7 million center aiming to make virtual care available to all.

Where health systems are spending IT dollars, per KLAS, Bain

Despite tight operating margins, 80 percent of healthcare organizations increased their technology spending in the past year and three-quarters expect that growth to continue, KLAS Research and Bain & Co. reported Sept. 12.