Category: digital health

Digital health company Cityblock Health, which focuses on primary care for underserved communities, is laying off 12 percent of its staff, equating to 155 employees. 

Will Patterson, BSN, RN, resigned as CEO of nursing gig-work platform CareRev after questions about his conduct from The Information, the news outlet reported June 6, though the company disputes much of what was in the article.

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health is using digital health technologies to connect uninsured patients with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis access to medical providers via telehealth. 

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

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

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

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

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

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. 

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.