Category: digital health

79% of patients want a unified platform to pay medical bills

A majority of healthcare consumers report a desire to manage all healthcare activities through a single digital platform, with 79 percent emphasizing a preference for access to all medical bills in one spot.

11 top companies in hospital-at-home market

As hospital-at-home programs grow in popularity, investment in home health companies grew from $2.2 billion in 2020 to $4.7 billion in 2021, 7WireVentures reported.

11 top companies in hospital-at-home market

As hospital-at-home programs grow in popularity, investment in home health companies grew from $2.2 billion in 2020 to $4.7 billion in 2021, 7WireVentures reported.

Headspace lays off 181 employees in 2nd round of job cuts

Mental health app Headspace has laid off 181 employees, totaling about 15 percent of its workforce, the Los Angeles Times reported.

ChatGPT, virtual nursing, remote monitoring: Top digital health trends so far in '23

Generative artificial intelligence, virtual nursing and remote patient monitoring were among the biggest digital health trends of the first half of 2023, health system digital chiefs told Becker’s.

Former Mass General Brigham CEO lands $115M for digital mental health company

Gary Gottlieb, MD, the former CEO of Boston-based Mass General Brigham, has co-founded Author Health, a digital mental health company serving Medicare Advantage patients, Boston Business Journals reported June 28.

'The digital health landscape has gotten crowded': How Ochsner Digital Medicine stands out

A study found that Ochsner Digital Medicine can save members up to $2,200 a year through its remote chronic disease management.

Digital health in the last 30 days: 18 companies raise $811M

Eighteen digital health companies specializing in everything from conversational artificial intelligence to value-based care raised $811 million in the past month.

'Innovation for pediatric care': Why CHOP is joining digital health consortium

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has joined a digital health consortium with dozens of other pediatric hospitals around the country.

5 celebrity digital health investors

From CEOs to professional athletes, celebrity investors are getting heavily involved in the post-COVID-19 digital health market.