Category: digital health

How Jefferson Health is using an app to remove language barriers

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is using a new app to make interpreting language faster for patients who are deaf or have limited English proficiency. 

Silicon Valley Bank, which backed digital health companies, collapses

Silicon Valley Bank, which partnered with nearly half of the venture-backed tech and healthcare companies, collapsed March 10, CNN reported.

Hartford HealthCare CIO joins board of IoT company

Joel Vengco, senior vice president and chief information and digital officer at Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare, has been named to a healthcare advisory board for Internet of Things company Digi International.

Temple, Masimo partner on automation, telehealth

Philadelphia-based Temple Health is partnering with medtech company Masimo, with a focus on remote patient monitoring, telehealth and automation.

Transcarent to acquire 98point6's virtual care platform, affiliated medical providers in $100M deal

Transcarent, a digital health company backed by major health systems, has agreed to acquire the artificial intelligence-powered virtual care platform of 98point6 in a transaction worth up to $100 million.

Did the digital health bubble pop? CIOs weigh in

For many in the digital health space, the pandemic years were ones of increased funding, new startups and loose money. Recently, a dramatic drop in funding and layoffs are forcing health systems to deal with a very different digital health environment….

Digital health: Who's up, who's down

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

Stanford Medicine develops app that can identify mpox

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Medicine scientists have developed an AI-based app that can detect skin lesions caused by mpox, previously known as monkeypox. 

Viewpoint: In the Post Pandemic World, Global Health Security Hinges on Digital Public Health Advancements

The COVID-19 pandemic magnified the critical need for a robust digital health infrastructure to address global health threats. The global community must think and act before the next pandemic or other major global health threats. Healthcare systems wor…

Pfizer rolls out new digital health COVID-19 testing initiative

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is partnering with health technology company Cue Health to provide online educational resources to patients who test positive for COVID-19.