Category: digital health

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare has expanded its digital hospital to patients transitioning out of the intensive care unit. The health system had been offering it to emergency patients at Peoria’s Saint Francis Medical Center since August.

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

Researchers at Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare and digital brain health company Linus are partnering to create digital cognitive assessments that clinicians and primary care providers could use to spot Alzheimer’s and dementia at an early stage.

Digital behavioral health giant Talkspace has launched Talkspace Engage, a new portal aiming to provide human resource teams with a library of digital mental health tools for employees.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health is launching virtual care options for patients experiencing menopause and perimenopause through a partnership with digital women’s health company Midi Health.

Digital health can be a complicated industry; from data-sharing practices to false claims, digital health startups and established companies can face a slew of legal challenges.

Walgreens has agreed to buy the assets of defunct digital pharmacy Medly for $19.35 million, according to a bankruptcy court filing.

Staffing startup Nomad Health has laid off 17 percent of its staff, noting a changing healthcare market, Forbes reported.

Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Transportation for alleged packaging and transporting of contaminated hardware, CNBC reported Feb. 11.

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