Patients using an app were more than twice as likely to disclose sensitive information such as domestic violence, depression and fall risk than they were with verbal screenings, according to a study published March 8 in JAMA Network Open.
Category: digital health
Mental health tech funding rose 139% in 2021: 4 notes
Global funding for mental health tech startups reached a record $5.5 billion in 2021, up 139 percent from the year before, according to a report released Feb. 24 by CB Insights.
The ‘5 Ts’ of using digital health in a pandemic
A group of 13 international leaders in public health and digital health reached a consensus on the best-use practices for digital health in the face of a pandemic. Their recommendations fell under five main categories: team, transparency, technology, “…
13 digital health companies that raised more than $100M in 2022
Digital health investments almost doubled from 2020-21, with $29.1 billion raised across 729 deals last year. Multimillion-dollar investments are continuing to roll in in 2022. Here are 13 digital health companies that raised $100 million or more this …
Pentagon developing ‘predictive bio-wearables’ to detect COVID-19
The Pentagon experimented with an algorithm that uses data gathered by fitness trackers to predict whether a user has COVID-19 two days before they show symptoms, Politico reported Feb. 23.
4 digital health tools worth the investment, per CIOs
From EHR systems to patient mobile applications, hospitals and health systems are deploying digital tools that have transformed the way they deliver patient-centric care.
4 hospital execs share what excites them most about remote monitoring
Hospitals’ use of remote patient monitoring has exploded during the pandemic, and many providers are exploring ways to further leverage the technology. Here, innovation executives from four health systems describe why they’re excited about the future o…
3 steps to optimize patients’ digital experiences
Increased efforts from hospitals and health systems to improve the digital patient experience are at an all time high as more organizations incorporate digital health technologies for patient care, according to a Feb. 21 report from the American Hospit…
Michigan Medicine’s disease prediction tool outperformed Epic’s: 3 details
To manage scant resources, University of Michigan researchers developed a machine learning model to predict which COVID-19 patients are likely to become severely ill. The model outperformed Epic’s deterioration index tool, according to a study publishe…
Highmark Health launches virtual diabetes care program
Highmark Health launched Well360 Diabetes Management, a virtual care program for adults with type 2 diabetes.
