Category: digital health

Apple Watch feature saves Georgia man after fall

In Morrow, Ga., when an older individual fell outside, his Apple Watch detected the fall and called authorities, potentially saving the man’s life, KTVZ reported Jan. 28.

Yale New Haven inks deal to automate 6M patient encounters annually

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is deploying Rx.Health’s EHR-integrated unified messaging platform throughout the health system.

Elon Musk’s Neuralink to implant brain chips into humans: 4 things to know

Elon Musk’s company Neuralink is searching for a clinical trial director to lead the testing of its artificial intelligence-powered chip’s implantation into human brains.

Google develops AI-powered tool for faster disease detection

Google partnered with the University of California Santa Cruz Genomics Institute to create an artificial intelligence-powered method that accelerates genome sequencing data analysis for faster disease detection.

Viewpoint: 3 ways to keep advancing digital health tools

Healthcare organizations must prioritize performance and sustainability when integrating digital health tools as a strategy to answer healthcare’s most pressing questions, Dori Cross, PhD, wrote in a Jan. 14 article in The American Journal of Managed C…

Health systems investing more in digital health to improve care, lower costs

Health systems are progressively creating venture funds for digital health innovation, as it allows them to find solutions for improving quality of care, lowering healthcare costs, managing healthcare burnout and optimizing revenue, eMarketer reported …

Digital health investment dollars by region

From 2019-21, the top six metropolitan areas for health technology investments were the Bay Area, New York City, Boston, Chicago, San Diego and Austin, Texas, according to Silicon Valley Bank’s Healthcare Investments and Exits report.

Kaiser Permanente joins digital health tool marketplace Graphite Health

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has become an organizing member of Graphite Health, a nonprofit healthcare company that focuses on interoperability challenges to improve cost and patient outcomes in digital health.

Viewpoint: 3 ways digital health keeps patients safe

With the rise of digital health applications, physicians can use health information technology to keep patients safe, Yasir Khan, MD, senior physician executive of Cerner Middle East and Africa, wrote in Cerner’s blog Jan. 13.

Digital health startups raised $29.1B in 2021

Across 729 deals, digital health startups in 2021 raised $29.1 billion, Rock Health reported Jan. 10 in its year-end funding report.