Category: digital health

Digital health funding hits a wall

In 2023, the digital health sector experienced more pronounced declines in both funding and deals compared to the overall venture ecosystem, according to a Jan. 25 report from CB Insights.

Payer-backed health tech unicorn cuts dozens of jobs

DispatchHealth, a tech-based home healthcare company valued at more than a billion dollars, has cut dozens of jobs, the Denver Business Journal reported.

How new Apple headset could give physicians 'superpowers'

A Maine surgeon says the new Apple mixed reality headset could give physicians “superpowers,” while Apple executives envision healthcare as a key use area for the new device.

Waystar fights lawsuit after buying Olive AI

Waystar is fighting a lawsuit from an Ohio economic development organization over its purchase of Olive AI, Columbus Business First reported.

Healthcare CEOs expect generative AI to replace staff in '24

Nearly 1 in 5 healthcare CEOs expect that generative artificial intelligence will replace at least 5% of their workforce in 2024, a new PricewaterhouseCoopers survey found.

Innovaccer adds 20 health system clients with Cured acquisition

Health IT company Innovaccer added 20 new health system clients with its Jan. 16 acquisition of healthcare digital marketing company Cured.

Healthcare leaders named top 'digital health influencers'

Digital health company Digital Salutem has named 25 healthcare leaders as “25 digital health influencers to follow in 2023.”

New Apple headset coming in February, could be used by hospitals

Apple’s new mixed-reality headset, which will reportedly have uses for healthcare, will become available Feb. 2.

2023 trends in digital health funding

In 2023, venture funding plummeted in the digital health world, but it provided lessons for what should follow in 2024, according to a Rock Health post published Jan. 8.

How Kaiser Permanente is boosting its digital pharmacy

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is enhancing its digital pharmacy as health systems and payers compete with new entrants such as Amazon Pharmacy, The Wall Street Journal reported.