This week in the digital health market, an artificial intelligence-powered company landed a partnership with a major health system and an EHR vendor had to pay a hefty fine to settle false claims allegations.
Category: digital health
Nebraska Medicine turns to digital platform to solve staffing challenges
Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine is partnering with CareRev, a technology platform that connects hospitals with local talent, to address the healthcare workforce shortage.
6 keys to digital health success for hospitals
As patients demand virtual, personalized care and the industry continues to deal with workforce shortages, the American Hospital Association outlined six strategies July 18 for hospitals and health systems to optimize their operations via digital.
Peterson Center launches digital health institute with $50M
The Peterson Center on Healthcare, a nonprofit that partners with providers and academic institutions with the goal of improving healthcare, launched the Peterson Health Technology Institute with a $50 million commitment to studying digital health tool…
How WakeMed is using virtual tools to fight the staffing crisis
WakeMed is using digital tools to fight the staffing crisis as it focuses on investing in “people, people and more people,” Carolyn Knaup, RN, senior vice president of strategic ventures and ambulatory operations, told Becker’s.
FTC hits BetterHelp with $7.8M fine
The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order to prohibit digital behavioral health company BetterHelp from sharing consumer data for advertising and pay $7.8 million.
Digital health: Who's up, who's down
This week in the digital health market, a nursing staffing platform laid off workers and a drug discovery platform received big backing from the former Johnson & Johnson CEO.
4 ways to improve digital healthcare access: AHA
Accessing healthcare digitally hasn’t improved as much as patients and providers would like, so the American Hospital Association has formulated four recommendations for making it easier.
4 biggest digital health startup acquisitions of '23
The first half of 2023 averaged just 12 digital health startup acquisitions per month, down from 15 a month in 2022 and 14 monthly over the past five years, Rock Health found.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center rolls out mobile patient registration
At Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, patients can now self-register in the emergency department via their mobile devices or through the health system’s patient portal.
