Category: digital health

Bayer launches precision health unit

Pharmaceutical and biotech giant Bayer is launching a new precision medicine unit that will focus on the creation of digital health tools.

Ardent installs new digital health platform

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services is installing a new digital health platform through a partnership with Loyal.

Geisinger, UCSF, UConn Health leaders draft digital health recommendations

Leaders from three health systems helped draft a framework they say can better evaluate digital health interventions.

Eating disorder hotline gets rid of AI chatbot for giving 'harmful' advice

A national eating disorder hotline ditched its artificial intelligence chatbot after it gave users “harmful” advice, Vice reported.

Consumers want unified digital platforms to manage their healthcare experiences

Fifty-eight percent of consumers say that having a unified digital platform will increase their ability to effectively manage their treatments and benefits, PYMNTS reported May 31. 

10 biggest remote patient monitoring deals of '22, '23

While funding for remote patient monitoring companies has been up and down, the market is expected to grow exponentially by 2030 as clinicians and patients turn to wearables, Pitchbook reported.

Mayo, Cleveland Clinic, generative AI startup: 11 digital health investments

Digital health funding continued its steady pace over the past month, with Becker’s reporting on 11 companies raising more than $367 million. Here are those investment rounds.

BenevolentAI to cut about 180 jobs

BenevolentAI plans to lay off about 180 employees as the company also reduces its lab footprint and stops some drug discovery programs.

St. Luke's inks $30M deal with GE HealthCare

Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network signed a $30 million contract to install 21 of GE HealthCare’s CT systems powered by artificial intelligence.

Digital health megadeals down in Q1; first unicorn in nearly a year

Digital health megarounds declined 85 percent year over year, accounting for just $575 million in the first quarter of 2023, a new CB Insights report found.