Category: digital health

Alexandria, La.-based Christus Health St. Frances Cabrini Health System has launched a new app and website to revamp its digital presence and to give patients more access to care.

AmerisourceBergen is rolling out a new digital therapeutics platform that allows clinicians to dispense apps and devices to patients in the same way that they order prescription medications. 

Amazon’s recent acquisition of One Medical, in addition to its dominance in the retail, entertainment, technology and food industries, is causing concern to some, Ari Levy, CNBC’s deputy technology editor reported July 23. 

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic partnered with digital health company Lisa Health to create an app that uses AI, sensor technology and digital therapeutics to support menopause management and healthy aging.

Google comes out on top as the best voice assistant for answering medical questions and providing accurate information verbally to users, according to a study in the Annals of Family Medicine.

The Digital Medicine Society collaborated with global healthcare, research and digital health innovation organizations to create four toolkits aimed at helping data producers, processors, and consumers use data from wearables and digital sensing products.

Engage Venture Partners, a new medical technology venture capital firm, launched with its first investment into Melodi Health, a medical device company.

Particle Health, a startup that specializes in patient data, landed a $25 million investment July 12 to expand its healthcare analytics technology.

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health Plan partnered with utilization management technology company Cohere Health to support its value-based care delivery and reduce administrative costs. 

Many physicians retired early during the pandemic, increasing health professional shortages in specialties such as primary care. Many of the providers who have kept practicing report high levels of burnout.