Category: digital health

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.

How cloud migration is helping CIOs

Sustainability is becoming a top priority for chief information officers and cloud migration is proving to be an important role in sustainability efforts, reports The Wall Street Journal.

Clinical algorithms should use social factors instead of race, study says

Clinical algorithms may improve if race variables are replaced with causal factors associated with race, such as healthcare access, education and economic position, according to a study published Jan. 1 in The Lancet Digital Health.

HHS invites 15 digital health startups to pandemic tech accelerator

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More than 70 healthcare organizations commit to digital health equity

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Health tech investments reach record $23.8B in 2021

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