CareHarmony raises $10M for virtual care coordination platform
CareHarmony, a virtual care coordination startup, recently raised $15 million in Series A funding. The company will use the funds to further the development of […]
CareHarmony, a virtual care coordination startup, recently raised $15 million in Series A funding. The company will use the funds to further the development of […]
More than 2,000 mental health clinicians who work at Kaiser Permanente went on strike on Monday. The strike comes as a result of continued complaints […]
Mobile health clinics are particularly effective in facilitating access to health care for marginalized groups. Not only do they advance health equity, but they also […]
Neenah, Wisconsin-based health system ThedaCare announced it is investing $3 million into Qventus, a SaaS company that uses artificial intelligence to automate care operations. The […]
Nanopath, a women’s health diagnostics startup, recently closed a $10 million in Series A funding round. The company will use the money to develop and […]
Healthpilot uses an AI-driven platform to help consumers determine what Medicare plan is best for them. On the startup’s website, users can input their location, […]
Digital physical therapy services, long offered in Europe but are new in the U.S., offer American patients a new way to access PT and have […]
Private equity’s expanding presence in urgent care and the consolidation of the industry raise concerns about the quality and affordability of care, according to a […]
Materna Medical, a company that sells Ob-gyn medical devices, recently raised $22 million in Series B funding. The round was raised by CEO Tracy MacNeal, […]
Check out new developments from Carrum Health, Equiva, imaware, Elo, Paige, Gozio Health and WELL Health.
Mayo Clinic recently welcomed seven more healthcare startups to its accelerator program. In exchange for an equity position in each startup, Mayo Clinic gives young […]
FundamentalVR, a startup that sells virtual reality and haptic software for medical simulation, recently closed a $20 million Series B funding round. The company will […]
In the current market where inflation and the costs of healthcare continue to rise, there’s […]
Abridge, a medical conversation AI startup, recently closed an oversubscribed $12.5 million Series A funding round. The company also launched a new app for physicians […]
It’s a tale of two markets: on one side we have layoffs, sinking stock prices, and all sorts of trouble, but on the other side […]
The shift to digitally streamlined workflows is long overdue, and organizations that fall behind risk higher costs, lower patient satisfaction, and higher staff member burnout […]
UNC Health recently partnered with Gozio Health and WELL Health to add new features to its app. Patients can now download the app via a […]
Nearly 25% of working-age adults have hearing issues. Yet 50% of people with untreated hearing loss have never had their hearing professionally checked before the […]
Monkeypox was declared a public health emergency last week, but many healthcare professionals feel confused about how to best prepare for a potential outbreak in […]
By placing the power to detect atrial fibrillation into the hands of 6 billion global smartphone users, validation of further physiological parameters will be expedited […]
At the beginning of the pandemic, we were celebrated as heroes. Now the heroes are asking for help in addressing this new phenomenon of empathy […]
BY JESSICA DaMASSA How will the reversal of Roe v. Wade impact virtual care and digital health companies from a health data privacy standpoint, particularly […]
In a recent webinar, Carta Healthcare CEO Matt Hollingsworth shared how his health tech business is using AI for data mining in healthcare to transform […]
Atropos Health, a startup spun out of Stanford University that provides point-of-care physician consults, recently raised $14 million in Series A funding. The company will […]
The Penn Medicine-Wharton Fund for Health, Penn’s venture fund focused on social determinants of health, recently announced investments in its fifth and sixth companies. The […]
The trifecta of increasing consumerism, staff burnout, and deferred care is a fundamental and new challenge that every healthcare provider in the country must overcome. […]
Manav Sevak is the (young and very smart) CEO of Memora Health. I must admit to thinking that their service was just a patient chatbot, […]
With cyber attacks on a steady incline, something needs to be done so that similar fates can be avoided and patient trust can be prioritized. […]
Clinicians used to wonder if there was a role for mindfulness meditation in healthcare. But after the Covid-19 pandemic laid bare the overwhelming need for […]
An expert industry observer said CVS Health’s move into primary care is both offensive and defensive, but perhaps more importantly a natural evolution of a […]
Medical technology startup Sibel Health recently closed a $33 million Series B funding round. It will use the funds to grow the company and scale […]
Payers, providers, financial institutions and tech innovators – often known as “frenemies” – need to set aside their old competitive spirit and come together as […]
As part of its Envision U.S. Healthcare Summit, Microsoft conducted interviews with executives at Aetna CVS Health and Humana to highlight some of the ways […]
The MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference in Dallas September 28 in collaboration with Health Wildcatters marks our first conference in the Lone Star state and […]
Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic partnered with mental health software provider Neuroflow last August to mitigate healthcare’s burnout crisis by providing its nurses with the Philadelphia-based startup’s […]
By applying a more comprehensive maternity journey, we are able to address social determinants of health that vary by population, geography, and community – and […]
Homeward is working to fill in the gap of primary and specialty care in rural areas. Currently working in Michigan, it hopes to use the […]
Medications that treat opioid use disorder (OUD) — such as methadone, buprenorphine and extended-release naltrexone — are proven to save lives. However, a new study […]
Check out new developments from Carrum Health, Equiva, Carefeed, Brain Check, and Atropos Health.
NYC Health + Hospitals recently received a $3.9 million grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to incorporate mental health services into ExpressCare, the health system’s virtual […]
FlipMD recently launched a recruiting platform designed to help healthcare providers, drugmakers and digital health companies find qualified physicians to fill a variety of roles […]
Am I having a staring contest with the future of digital health? Who’s gonna blink first? How has demand gotten so low? What is going […]
With the recent disclosure of its Q2 financial results, Teladoc’s losses have swelled to nearly $10 billion in the first half of 2022. Ali Parsa, […]
In a world where care delivery and patient-to-provider interactions are increasingly facilitated by digital tools, and the makers of those tools count hundreds—even thousands—of healthcare […]
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Just FIVE MONTHS after launch, rural health startup Homeward is proving its potential for growth with MORE funding – today […]
UCLA Health recently announced the inaugural cohort of startups for its health equity accelerator. The seven digital health startups, which represent pre-seed through Series A-stage […]
A panel discussion from a recent Microsoft summit offered insights on how tech companies are closely collaborating with the pharma industry as they seek to […]
Digital health startup Lisa Health recently launched Midday, an app it co-developed with Mayo Clinic to help women navigate menopause. The Oakland-based company also announced […]
In the collaboration, AmeriHealth New Jersey will educate its members on the Thyme Care model so they know to access it if they have a […]
Medically Home partners with health systems to provide care in patients’ homes. As long as there is a roof, electricity, running water and a bathroom, […]
Summer Health, a telehealth startup that delivers pediatric care via text messaging, launched last week with $7.5 million in seed funding. The seed round was […]
Many potential participants are tired and stressed. Research studies need to prioritize simplicity, authenticity, and practicality to earn patient trust for better enrollment and retention.
Decentralized clinical trial approaches helped the pharma industry navigate through Covid-19. Now it is becoming increasingly clear that there’s a need for a hybrid approach […]
By ELIZABETH BROWN, CATALYST @ HEALTH 2.0 IN THIS MINI-SERIES, WE WILL BE TAKING A LOOK BACK AT THE IDIH WEEK 2022 USA REGIONAL WORKSHOP, […]
Engage Venture Partners, a Minneapolis-based venture capital firm, recently launched with a focus on early stage medical tech companies. The firm was established to decrease […]
Apple makes a case that it is a pioneer in the health technology field in a nearly 60-page report. It’s received criticism in the past […]
Adding CDS Hooks — the HL7 published specification for clinical decision support — to the technology mix will streamline clinical workflows, particularly as the sources […]
At the INVEST PhamaTech conference last month, five startups shared their vision for how they are seeking to reinvent clinical trials as part of the […]
Nursing graduates are entering the profession in a state of anxiety about staffing shortages, with 55% of them saying they do not plan to stick […]
BY JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Home-based healthcare is the stuff of tomorrow – literally. Tomorrow Health just closed a $60M Series B to grow their […]
We’ve been duped! Everyone said nothing’s been going on in digital health, but Amazon bought OneMedical! Keep watching for our thoughts and new deals: Cleery […]
While 2022 will likely be a reset from the tremendous growth in digital health funding of 2021, this is a healthy correction and an opportunity […]
While 92% of consumers said virtual care adds convenience when choosing a primary care provider, those accessing virtual mental healthcare had different responses to how […]
Amazon made its next move into healthcare, announcing an agreement to acquire primary care provider One Medical in a deal valued at about $3.9 billion. […]
There’s a lot of open water between recognizing the potential for an app and launching one that actually makes people’s lives better. The key to […]
The conference highlights the convergence of digital health and drug development. Among the panel discussions are a focus on the state of AI in drug […]
In order for providers to thrive in healthcare’s new landscape, they will have to prioritize agility and new business building, according to a new McKinsey […]
I was at the AHIP conference in Vegas late last month and caught up with a number of CEOs & execs for some quick bite […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has propelled virtual healthcare into our daily lives, although the quality of that experience varies. But one emerging trend from the scaling […]
Clinicians who responded to six recent mass shooting events recommended eight best practices hospitals should adhere to when responding to these tragic events in the […]
I was at the AHIP conference in Vegas late last month and caught up with a number of CEOs & execs for some quick bite […]
Patient engagement SaaS company Relatient recently announced a referral partnership with TriZetto Provider Solutions to offer its suite of patient scheduling and engagement software to […]
Digital health startups raised $10.3 billion across 329 deals during the first half of 2022. This putts the sector on track to rake in $21 […]
Geisinger Health Plan is licensing Cohere Health’s AI-driven utilization management technology and services platform, designed to support value-based care delivery and streamline the prior authorization […]
Physicians and advanced practice providers are expected to commit to memory nearly limitless data. With time and properly developed and vetted software, we could move […]
Serving more patients at home makes efficiency a greater priority for home health care workers and rugged mobile technology is a key differentiator, empowering them […]
The current structure of health plan provider searches does not have to be the standard. Rapid consumerization in other industries has given health plans a […]
Adventist Health announced a three-year partnership with Emcara Health, a national value-based primary care provider group that meets patients where they are. The initiative will […]
I was at the AHIP conference in Vegas late last month and caught up with a number of CEOs & execs for some quickbite interviews […]
This April, MultiCare Health System rolled out an initiative called Spring Connection Week, a week in which meetings were cleared from the schedules of supervisors, […]
Check out news from Equiva, Canvas Medical, Particle Health, Fold Health, and Nucleus Genomics.
EMR startup Canvas Medical recently raised $24 million in a Series B funding round and became the first EMR company founded in the past two […]
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Mental health digital therapeutics startup Happify Health has spent the past 5 years quietly ‘self-actualizing’ into a brand-new, tech platform […]
Ambient scribing solutions are technical marvels, but in the end, don’t address the root problem of physician documentation. The fundamental goal is to provide an […]
Employee health benefits is the theme of the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference in Dallas, scheduled for September 28, in collaboration with Health Wildcatters. Register today.
Healthcare employment levels are still significantly below what they need to be, and they aren’t on track to get there any time soon. Experts are […]
When thinking about gratitude for nurses who have carried our nation over the last two-plus years, it’s going to take a lot more than a […]
Brightline, a telehealth company that provides pediatric mental health care, received a $10 million investment from Northwell Health. The startup will use the funds to […]
In addition to helping providers meet consumer expectations, remote therapeutic monitoring can serve to augment and de-load overburdened practices while also opening new revenue streams.
I was at the AHIP conference in Vegas late last month and caught up with a number of CEOs & execs for some quick bite […]
As they seek to support their staff, self-insured employers are turning to innovative programs to balance evidence based programs with the need to manage healthcare […]
Moving Analytics, a telehealth startup that provides remote cardiac rehab, raised $20 million in Series A funding. It will use the funds to scale its […]
PharmStars, a digital health accelerator, graduated its latest cohort of startups, each of them developing a solution addressing some aspect of neurological disease. The accelerator […]
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH In the ‘point solution versus platform’ debate, mark another score for integration as Vida Health jumps into the musculoskeletal (MSK) […]
NYU Langone is advancing xenotransplant research to address the organ shortage for transplants. In the past 30 days, the health system successfully transplanted two genetically […]
Tebra, a company that sells software to independent physician practices, announced it has raised more than $72 million and reached a valuation greater than $1 […]
Gender discrimination is felt much more in women physicians than it is in men, according to a new report. It found that two-thirds of the […]
the rapid proliferation of the online commercial therapy industry worries some traditional mental health professionals who have raised concerns about aggressive advertising for online services […]
Teladoc Health announced Wednesday that it is expanding the services offered under its virtual primary care platform. The new offerings include care coordination support and […]
The breakthrough device designation for Oxford VR follows a clinical trial that demonstrated the effectiveness of its VR therapy.
Most federally qualified health centers are committed to remaining independent of hospital affiliation. In order to maintain their independence, it is critical that FQHCs face […]
Check out news from Equiva, Vida Health, Canaery, and DocPanel.
The rising levels of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes in American youth is quickly becoming a major public health concern. To help address […]
Exo recently partnered with Henry Ford Health to validate its software platform for point-of-care ultrasounds. The health system’s physicians will work with the company to […]
Read about executive hires across healthcare and life sciences.
The low-income patient populations who bear disproportionate disease burdens are the same populations who are most likely to face barriers in health technology use, according […]
A new set of 5 CMS codes introduced for 2022, RTM allows physical therapists and other qualified healthcare professionals to bill for monitoring and managing […]
OSF Ventures — the investment arm of Peoria, Illinois-based OSF HealthCare — gained a new leader last week when Mayank Taneja took the helm. In […]
BY JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Butterfly Network (NYSE: $BFLY) is working to make its pocket-sized, smartphone-directed ultrasound as “ubiquitous as the stethoscope” – hoping to […]
Boston Medical Center launched a program dedicated to speeding up the timeline between discovering health inequities and implementing action plans to address them. The hospital […]
The metaverse has significant potential to disrupt traditional healthcare delivery in the long term, according to a recent Accenture report. While it will likely take […]
Jess DaMassa packs in 3 headlines before the intro! There’s a SPAC, the Roe abortion decision & more Cerebral drama. We discusses them all and […]
Nearly half of health systems and physician groups in the U.S. are behind on their 2022 revenue goals, and healthcare executives are worried about increasing […]
LGBTQ Americans have a lack of understanding of the preventive health services they need, compared to the general population, a new report found. In order […]
Mothers don’t have enough resources for breastfeeding support. However, many feel like they have to breastfeed due to the nationwide formula shortage. To address these […]
Tomorrow Health — a platform that makes it easier for patients, providers and payers to coordinate home-based care — closed a $60 million Series B […]
Remote patient monitoring technology has been around for more than a decade, but health systems have had a difficult time scaling their programs. This is […]
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH “Being an unpaid caregiver is the epicenter of Life Sucks Disease,” says Alexandra Drane, Co-Founder & CEO of ARCHANGELS, “but […]
Dr. Mona Flores, Global Head of Medical AI at Nvidia, will deliver the keynote talk kicking off the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference, scheduled for […]
The company is making its online staffing platform available to people seeking jobs as physical therapists, surgical techs and other allied health professions.
Socially Determined, a healthcare analytics startup focused on social determinants of health insights, closed a $26 million funding round on Tuesday. It will used the […]
In a wide-ranging discussion, Amwell Chairman & CEO Ido Schoenberg expressed frustration at being lumped together with other telehealth companies that have very different approaches […]
Startups should co-develop products with healthcare providers and figure out how to plant themselves into hospitals and clinics’ operating models. This will allow them to […]
Against the backdrop of the pandemic, the preferences and expectations of healthcare consumers have […]
Experts believe CMS’ price transparency rule is flawed in its design because the highly complex billing data it is asking hospitals to post is too […]
A pediatric health system enlisting mixed reality and 3D printing technology illustrates how clinical collaboration and patient education can improve patient outcomes for complex procedures.
Providers’ digital profiles must be robust in order to best attract and retain patients, according to a new report. Nearly all providers included in the […]
Consolidated healthcare systems – even cross market systems – don’t have to raise their prices to have anticompetitive effects. They can leverage their size by […]
The Future of Virtual-First Care eBook, sponsored by Wheel, explores some of the challenges and trends in virtual-first care. It also offers clues as to […]
Medallion — a provider management platform that automates licensing, continuing education tracking, credentialing and compliance — has completed three funding rounds in one year. On […]
Jess & I have been out late playing the odds in Vegas at the AHIP conference. This #healthtechdeals has a special appearance from our friend Lara Dodd […]
Mental health is bucking the overall trend in telehealth utilization. A new report found that telehealth accounted for 87% of mental health appointments booked last […]
The Pitch Perfect contest at MedCity INVEST PharmaTech, the free virtual conference scheduled for July 26, will spotlight five startups seeking to improve clinical trials.
Leaders in healthcare draw attention to the myriad ways cloud computing technology is transforming healthcare.
The speed of Covid-19 vaccine trials should inspire the pharmaceutical and medical device industries to accelerate its clinical testing, according to Shweta Maniar, Google Cloud’s […]
Providence spun out Advata two weeks ago, and the startup, which has 30 customers and 150 employees, sells a suite of insights-focused data software products […]
Cardiologs is developing a new model to predict atrial fibrillation. A new study, sponsored by the Paris-based company, showed that the algorithm can accurately predict […]
PeerCapsule, a Phoenix-based company developing a collaboration platform for professional healthcare associations, recently received funding from AWS’ accelerator for early-stage startups led by founders from […]
A new report finds most health plans are failing to offer their members seamless digital experiences. Members are frustrated by these oftentimes confusing online journeys, […]
Aidoc, a Tel Aviv-based startup providing software to help radiologists triage scans, closed a $110 million funding round on Tuesday. The company will use the […]
It’s the scandal inside the scandal, and we’ve got the scoop! Check out this episode of Health Tech Deals to learn more about Facebook, health […]
Check out news from Opala, Equiva, Sling Therapeutics and more.
Grail, a company focused on early cancer detection, introduced its test that screens for more than 50 kinds of cancer last year. At AWS’ Thursday […]
May’s Mental Health Awareness Month provided an important reminder of how critical it is to reflect on the mental health crisis facing our armed forces, […]
Digital health startup K Health has teamed up with Mayo Clinic Platform to develop an algorithm to help clinicians provide personalized hypertension treatment. The model […]
The nonprofit Digital Medicine Society is partnering with the likes of Google and the FDA to develop a free resource designed to help digital health […]
Carilion Clinic, a health system based in Roanoke, Virginia, recently unveiled its partnership with TytoCare, a New York City-based telehealth company. The partnership aims to […]
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH What BIG thing is Avaneer Health building with its $50 million SEED round backed by not-just-investors-but-also-partners CVS Health, Aetna, Anthem, […]
Online healthcare marketplace Sesame closed a $27 million Series B funding round on Tuesday, bringing its total funding to $75 million. David Goldhill, CEO of […]
Medical algorithms will continue to preserve the racial bias that has been historically baked into the U.S. healthcare system unless the medical field stops operationalizing […]
If you want to come see the best of health plans and health tech aimed at them, plus try your hand at the craps tables, […]
Capital Rx recently closed a $106 million series C funding round, increasing the pharmacy benefit manager startup’s overall funding to $175 million. The company will […]
At the MedCity INVEST PharmaTech virtual conference July 26, strategies and alignment between digital and pharma companies will be a major theme of the conference. […]
Oben Health, a San Francisco-based company developing a digital treatment platform to fight heart disease without medication or surgery, recently received funding from AWS’ accelerator […]
BY JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Telehealth addiction treatment clinic Boulder Care just closed a $36 million Series B. I’ve got Founder & CEO Stephanie Strong […]
Most Medicare Advantage enrollees are satisfied with their plan and prefer it to other forms of Medicare insurance like Medigap, according to a report released […]
Increasingly, health organizations are turning to technology to solve some of the complex challenges related to moving care from traditional acute settings and into homes […]
BrightInsight developed the Disease Management Solution to help biopharma and medtech companies bring their Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) to market faster, according to […]
The French delegation at BIO on June 13-16 has a compelling story to tell about biopharma and medtech growth and investment in France and the […]
Even though payers and providers still struggle to effectively collaborate, health tech vendors can often act as a linking agent to improve outcomes for both […]
If multicloud is on the rise in other industries and desired by healthcare IT professionals, what’s holding them back from deploying it? The answer isn’t […]
The maternal health crisis remains unsolved across most of the U.S. Our nation reports the […]
Health systems are trying to deploy self-scheduling technology to meet patients’ demand for consumer-friendly tools. However, a lack of physician buy-in is preventing the technology […]
Check out news from Equiva, PrecisionGx, Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health, Jasper Health, and Anagenex.
Two days after it completed its $28.4 billion acquisition of Cerner, Oracle announced plans to build a national, anonymized health information management system.
Hospital-at-home advocates often highlight how the care modality improves the patient experience and allows hospitals to better manage capacity. There are other key benefits — […]
BY JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Healthcare needs to move into 2022 and get away from the one-size-fits-all approach that healthcare takes almost everywhere and, instead, […]
The MedCity INVEST PhrmaTech virtual conference, scheduled for Tuesday, July 26, offers free registration and a compelling day of conversations exploring the convergence of the […]
The length of stay for adult inpatients is expected to rise by 8% over the next decade, driven by an increase in chronic conditions, according […]
“Unwinding,” which refers to the process by which states will resume annual Medicaid eligibility reviews after the public health emergency ends, could begin as soon […]
The $100 million investment will sponsor 10,000 clinicians from underrepresented racial groups who are pursuing or advancing careers in healthcare. It is the single largest […]
Armed with fresh capital, Nava Benefits hopes to take advantage of what it believes will be a disruption in the way smaller businesses approach health […]
Health systems are seeing increased operational efficiency after applying machine learning analytics to their operating room block scheduling. Given the multitude of challenges health systems […]
AWS may be emerging as the healthcare sector’s cloud darling, as healthcare customers are reporting high levels of satisfaction and large health systems are beginning […]
The question of the day: does 25 people leaving a several 100-person company REALLY count as a “mass exodus”? In this episode, Jess and I […]
Here’s a selection of recent executive hires across healthcare and life sciences.
Aledade, a startup that partners with independent practices to establish accountable care organizations, raised $123 million in a Series E funding round. The company plans […]
Becton Dickinson is getting into pharmacies with a more than $1.5 billion acquisition of Parata Systems, maker of robotics technologies that automate pharmacy tasks. The […]
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH What’s Lee Shapiro’s take on the health tech market’s state-of-play? 7wireVenture’s Co-Founder and Managing Partner stops by to talk early-stage […]
The federal government has established various departments and initiatives to promote cybersecurity among healthcare organizations, but experts say these efforts require more cross-agency collaboration in […]
The critical, pragmatic steps involved in developing patient-centric and equitable care for the nursing home patients came only very recently when medically advanced home hemodialysis […]
Wednesday’s mass shooting on a Tulsa hospital campus marks the 233rd mass shooting in the U.S. this year. Healthcare workers across the country are arguing […]
Shots have been fired. Hear the crickets? Maybe it’s the chirping from health technology twitter, particularly on the lack of deals? NO! That sound you […]
Check out news from Carrum Health, Equiva, SpectrumAi, Transition Bio and SamaCare.
João Bocas is known as “The Wearables Expert” and has been talking, writing and innovating in health tech for a while. Last month he had […]
At the INVEST Digital Health conference, scheduled for Wednesday, September 28, in Dallas and presented in collaboration with Health Wildcatters, healthcare experts will address a […]
Providers would be wise to improve their EMR system response time and reliability, as these two measures critically influence clinician satisfaction. These improvements are acutely […]
The PFL model can serve clinicians as a conceptual and clinical tool for the development of therapeutic interventions aimed at changing the accepted trajectory of […]
Dr. Shafiq Rab and John Kravitz, executives at Tufts Medicine and Geisinger, said AWS will offer them better connectivity speed and business continuity than other […]
Rates of anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation are high among the nation’s youth, particularly girls and young women. Mental health app Most Days is combatting […]
After finding success with a weight management program, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina expanded its employee wellness program developed by Solera Health to include mental […]
BY KIM BELLARD My heart says I should write about Uvalde, but my head says, not yet; there are others more able to do that. […]
As telehealth has become a bigger part of the healthcare system, focusing on access is important, but quality of care matters, too. When digital health […]
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Otsuka Pharmaceuticals is expanding its mental health formulary – looking beyond traditional medications to psychedelics, and to the “intersection of […]
Check out news from Memory Health, Equiva, KAID Health, Tegria, and Japa Health.
Mike Alkire talked about the importance of health systems achieving scale such that they are in a better position vis-a-vis payers who are typically much […]
One of the biggest sources of patient dissatisfaction is waiting. LeanTaaS founder and CEO Mohan Giridharadas says hospitals are much better off using SaaS products […]
You know what Jess just realized? We haven’t heard my opinion on Cerebral! Scandal! Firings! Intrigue! Legal Issues! Risk! Skyrocketing! Dying! Cerebral offers quite some […]
Will Boeglin is CEO of TimeDoc Health. It’s one of a new breed of companies supplying the capability for physician groups and health systems (including […]
The Biden administration set a goal of ensuring all Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in alternative payment models by 2030. Aneesh Chopra, the federal government’s first-ever […]
By improving billing and payment systems, healthcare providers can help ease what is a common, anxiety-inducing burden for many patients.
BY JESS DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Just as HHS extends the Covid-19 public health emergency waivers until July, we kick-off a brand-new monthly interview series about […]
The New York State Office for the Aging announced Wednesday that it is partnering with Intuition Robotics to bring an AI robotic care companion into […]
Most addiction treatment programs require patients to make frequent in-person visits to medical centers — a significant obstacle to a patient population that is more […]
Telehealth utilization has dropped as the pandemic emergency has waned. For telehealth utilization to meet the higher expectations set during the pandemic, the technology must […]
The company’s AI-enabled imaging software identifies a suspected pulmonary embolism and delivers real-time notifications to physicians so the patient can be treated quickly.
To achieve diversity goals in research requires a multifaceted approach that makes clinical trial participation easier and uses analytics to help identify the right patients […]
At the upcoming INVEST PharmaTech virtual conference scheduled for July 26, the conversations will span myriad topics at the intersection of digital health and drug […]
By leveraging aligned interoperability partners, health systems can alleviate the inevitable pressures of IT personnel shortages and the strains that labor fluctuation puts on organizational […]
The startup’s Cordella Pulmonary Artery Pressure Sensor System, which was implanted in 70 heart failure patients in Europe, led to low hospitalization rates and high […]
BY JESS DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH What are the BIG questions a BIG healthcare company like CVS Health is trying to answer when it comes to […]
Each week I’ve been adding a brief tidbits section to the THCB Reader, our weekly newsletter that summarizes the best of THCB that week (Sign […]
The paradigm shift to more patient-centric, technology-enabled decentralized clinical trials during the pandemic has created an opportunity to strengthen patient care in research.
The road to value-based care is evolving as technology advances. An important tool for this journey is artificial intelligence and machine learning.
The startup—which has twice received KLAS Research’s “Best in KLAS” award for patient outreach—will use funds its raised to grow the number of teams working […]
Pharma companies already rely heavily on data and predictive analytics to assess new drugs. In the same way, analytics can be used to enhance legal […]
The Dublin-based pathology software and services provider will use the funds to support global growth and launch an on-demand, online pathology service in the U.S.
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH The BIG takeaway from ATA’s Annual Meeting is best bottom-lined by ATA’s big boss, CEO Ann Mond Johnson, in this […]
The onus is on providers, payers and their technology partners to use the new laws and market dynamics as a catalyst to fully achieve digital […]
The terms telehealth, telemedicine, virtual care and digital health are often used interchangeably, but that doesn’t mean they should be. Understanding how different stakeholders use […]
Prevention and cyber resiliency—an organization’s ability to bounce back and operate in the event of a cyber attack—have become all the more important as cyber […]
The new survey commissioned by AKASA, which develops AI for healthcare providers, finds it’s not just clinical staff but administrative positions that are going unfilled, […]
A webinar sponsored by Twilio will share predictions for driving personalized care and engagement in healthcare and life sciences in 2022.
Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association, says telehealth holds significant potential to save the future of rural healthcare. However, ongoing problems such […]
The goal of implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning in clinical research is not to replace humans with digital tools but to increase their productivity.
Mahmee raised $9.2 million in Series A funding led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The startup’s CEO, Melissa Hanna, saw the raise as clear recognition […]
Is Elon Musk going to buy Twitter? Are the telehealth waivers going to be passed forward? Jess and I just waiting waiting waiting. Nothing is […]
MedCity INVEST Digital Health will be held in collaboration with Health Wildcatters in Dallas, Texas on September 28. Want to speak on a panel or […]
BY KIM BELLARD One of my favorite movies is The Princess Bride. Among the many great quotes is one from Inigo Montoya, who becomes frustrated […]
Covid changed things for medical affairs teams at pharmaceutical companies, causing was a fundamental shift in the way they worked and functioned. The role of […]
An analytics-driven A/R strategy can significantly improve collections in today’s healthcare environment. This article goes over the pillars of this approach as well as what […]
The Boston-based company announced Monday that it had received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its Caries Assist, software that uses AI to aid dentists […]
By HAMISH MACDONALD Being a patient has always meant being at the bottom of a trickle-down pyramid in healthcare. Late to get information, our test […]
Working behind the scenes to examine what motivates us and what we respond to best, behavioral science applied to AI-powered technologies can create personalized success […]
Although some short-term problems—like a lack of ICU beds to treat Covid-19 patients—have abated, deeper issues have emerged that represent long-term challenges for U.S. health […]
It’s Friday the 13th with Jess DaMassa and I! If it weren’t for bad luck, we’d have no luck at all. Check out the episode […]
Digital medicines, which span chronic conditions, mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and addiction, is just one of the topics that will be offered […]
Early detection and treatment of heart failure can greatly improve an otherwise poor prognosis. Research from Mayo Clinic suggests artificial intelligence could be used to […]
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Pulling back the curtain on healthcare pricing is easier said than done, acknowledged Chris Severn, the company’s co-founder and CEO. That’s exactly why the investment […]
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH What does digital transformation look like at a global healthcare giant like Pfizer? Lidia Fonseca, Pfizer’s Chief Digital & Technology […]
The most effective way for healthcare leaders to support providers is to relieve operational and administrative burdens, and this should begin with the onboarding process.
Leaders should be proactive about investing in IT to avoid costly issues in the future. Examine existing technology for potential risks and redundancies, assess system […]
The Series B funding round was led by DFJ Growth. Osmind helps the medical community administer treatments, and track and study the effectiveness of those […]
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Big news coming out of Vida Health today as the chronic condition care startup announces that it will now be […]
In an interview, Teladoc Health CEO Jason Gorevic talked about its services for primary care, chronic conditions, mental health, and how it works with hospitals […]
Discovering that a well-supported, evidence-based virtual physical therapy program produces the same functional and patient-reported outcomes as outpatient physical therapy—even for ambulatory TKA procedures—is a […]
The startup’s asthma solution, called Mya, combines home-based diagnostics, digital health and a care team to identify patients at risk and proactively intervene to prevent […]
The Utah-based nonprofit health system will be able to tap into the venture capital firm’s network of tech-enabled companies that are aiming to realize the […]
How Embark® App combines a medical and digital approach to support patients in managing their Enbrel® (etanercept) treatment.
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