Category: digital health

Have the reports of digital health’s demise been exaggerated? Perhaps, judging by the $394 million in funding rounds reported on by Becker’s in the past month.

There is a limited number of physicians adopting mobile apps, wearables and home-monitoring, Politico reported April 26. 

As the digitization of healthcare continues, hospitals need to ensure they are selecting the right virtual care vendor.

Cleveland-based MetroHealth System is partnering with wellness company Fern Health to develop virtual pain management programs that can be integrated into EHRs and clinical workflows. 

Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drug Company is offering online diagnostics testing through a new partnership with digital health platform Binx Health.

The digital health market is constantly changing, with startups coming onto the scene and more established companies restructuring their strategies.

Aetna Better Health of Maryland, a part of CVS Health, is partnering with digital health company Mae on improving maternal healthcare for Black women.

Athenahealth is rolling out a new tool that can give providers insights into how their patients are using digital technologies when receiving care. 

Two former health system IT leaders told Becker’s they joined a digital health company because they felt they could make more of a difference helping their former industry from the startup side.

Sara Vaezy, executive vice president and chief digital officer of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, told Becker’s that health systems can learn from giants such as Starbucks and Amazon about personalizing patients’ experiences with their healthcare organ…