Category: digital health

How Babylon Health went from $2B to bankrupt

Babylon Health, the London-based digital healthcare firm that was once valued at nearly $2 billion, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy of its two subsidiaries and looked to complete a sale of its U.K. businesses, TechCrunch reported Aug. 31.

UW Health rolls out 'hospital at home' at 2 ERs

Madison, Wis.-based UW Health has launched a “hospital-at-home” program that will initially serve up to four patients at a time but that could care for 300 people a year starting in 2024.

UW Health rolls out 'hospital at home' at 2 ERs

Madison, Wis.-based UW Health has launched a “hospital-at-home” program that will initially serve up to four patients at a time but that could care for 300 people a year starting in 2024.

Baltimore VA Medical Center introducing virtual patient monitoring

Baltimore VA Medical Center entered an agreement with CareView Communications, a virtual care platform, to implement its advanced predictive patient monitoring system.

AI-powered clinical trial company raises $15M

QuantHealth, an artificial intelligence-powered clinical trial design company, raised $15 million in series A financing.

Michigan Medicine implementing a new data analytics platform for labs

Michigan Medicine, based in Ann Arbor, signed a three-year agreement with Hc1 Insights to make its data analytics platform the single source system for its laboratory division.

New Mexico health system automates nursing workforce

Presbyterian Healthcare Services, based in Albuquerque, N.M., is implementing ShiftMed’s platform that will act as an on-demand workforce marketplace for local nurses.

UC Davis Health piloting digital program for opioid surveillance

UC Davis Health’s Digital CoLab, along with the CDC Foundation and the Boston Children’s Hospital, launched a digital pilot program that allows public health officials to use a surveillance dashboard to track opioid overdoses nationwide.

Digital health in August: 9 startups land $539M

While digital health funding hit a six-year low in the second quarter of 2023, promising startups continue to land big deals. Here are nine digital health investments Becker’s reported on in the past month.

AI can change healthcare on 'planetary scale,' Google Health CEO says

Karen DeSalvo, MD, Google’s chief health officer, believes that artificial intelligence could change healthcare on a “planetary scale” by expanding access to care, The Washington Post reported Aug. 29.