Category: digital health

Mayo Clinic offers digital pain platform: 5 things to know

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is collaborating with a digital health company that helps patients recover from chronic pain.

Hospital teams up with 'Sesame Street': 6 things to know

A California hospital’s work with “Sesame Street” is helping advance digital health.

Health system coalition ends use of race-based algorithms: 5 things to know

A coalition of health systems in the Philadelphia area said in an Oct. 21 news release that they will end the use of race adjustments in widely used clinical tools that guide patient care.

How spinoff companies help Providence

Providence, based in Renton, Wash., has spun off four companies while retaining equity in each of them.

Epic deterioration index falls short: Study

A study conducted across seven hospitals within the Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System found that Epic’s Deterioration Index underperformed compared to other early warning scores in detecting clinical deterioration.

Abridge raising $250M: Report

Abridge, a startup that provides artificial intelligence-powered clinical documentation to several health systems, is raising $250 million to up the company’s valuation to $2.5 billion, The Information reported.

Healthcare leaders to ramp up budgets for patient experience: 4 notes

Healthcare leaders are increasing their budgets for patient experience technologies, according to a Oct. 15 survey from Gozio Health, a mobile engagement platform. 

How hospitals pick digital health vendors

Health systems look for digital health vendors with a proven track record, cost efficiency and robust customer support, according to the Peterson Health Technology Institute.

Top 6 ways health systems measure digital value

One- to two-year contracts leave digital health solutions a short time to display their value to health systems, which often update their platforms as needed, according to the Peterson Health Technology Institute.

Suki gets $70M after adding 12 health systems: 5 notes

Suki raised $70 million in its latest funding round after adding more than 12 hospital and health system partners.