Some hospitals are using digital twins to make care more patient-centric, as the technology synchronizes all sources of patient data to create a comprehensive view of a patient’s needs.
Category: digital health
VA CIO sets sights on digital transformation
Kurt DelBene, CIO of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, said he is focused on an agencywide digital transformation, moving toward increased investments in cloud-based applications and telemedicine, ComputerWorld reported Feb. 18.
The rise and fall of UnitedHealth’s early health-tech startup: 5 things to know
UnitedHealth acquired Audax Health, a digital health company, as one of its first health-tech startup investments, but the startup didn’t last long as a healthcare solution and was quickly rebranded, CNBC reported Feb. 18.
The reasons hospitals have an ‘algorithmic aversion’
The number of artificial intelligence-powered health tools on the market far outweighs the number of such tools actually adopted by hospitals. These tools’ lack of transparency, sustainability and adaptability are key reasons for this disparity, accord…
CVS debuts digital system to ease buying of COVID-19 tests
CVS on Feb. 15 launched a digital service to make finding, ordering and picking up at-home COVID-19 test kits easier for its customers.
Hartford HealthCare exec joins virtual physical therapy startup as CMO
Virtual musculoskeletal care platform Sword Health on Feb. 10 welcomed Vijay Yanamadala, MD, as its CMO.
Strategy, not just opportunity, dominating digital health buying
Digital health providers must change their strategies to provide a broader set of services that produce better health outcomes, in order to stay in the healthcare market, CNBC reported Feb. 10.
Despite being the talk of the town, the ‘metaverse’ won’t enter digital health anytime soon
When Facebook rebranded itself to Meta, reorienting its goals for the future, the technology sector took notice. However, despite the metaverse — an interactive digital environment — making for popular headlines, healthcare won’t see its effects for a …
5 best videoconferencing platforms for healthcare, ranked by KLAS
Doximity has the top videoconferencing platform for healthcare providers, according to KLAS Research’s 2022 “Best in KLAS” rankings, released Feb. 8.
Temple University Hospital equips ICU beds with new patient monitoring technology
Philadelphia-based Temple University Hospital is using Masimo’s Centroid, a wireless patient position, orientation, activity and respiration rate sensor, in 100 beds across its ICU units.
