Category: digital health

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.

12 digital tools that can enhance behavioral health delivery

Digital tools have the potential to improve patient-physician relationships and increase the effectiveness of behavioral health integration, according to a Feb. 21 report by American Medical Association and Manatt Health Strategies.

FDA approves 1st smartphone app that can deliver extra doses of insulin

The FDA cleared the first app for iPhone and Android devices capable of giving diabetes patients doses of insulin.

Rush health system rolls out digital health app for employees

Chicago-based Rush University System for Health announced an agreement with Transcarent, a digital health platform for self-insured employers, to enhance medical care options for 9,000 Rush employees and their families.