New data reveals telehealth users would have gone to the emergency department if virtual care wasn’t an option—meaning hospitals well-equipped up with virtual care could avoid flooding beyond capacity in the next COVID-19 wave.
Wearables can take diabetes management to the next level : Fitbit is linking up with diabetes-focused health-tech firm LifeScan to merge their blood glucose and health tracking capabilities to improve diabetes management—we unpack why this program could gain more attention from payer and provider customers than other digital diabetes solutions on the market.
The number of Medicare Advantage plans offering social health-focused benefits increased three-fold over the past year, but their members aren’t using them—we explore how tech from SDOH startups like Papa can boost uptake.
Yelp debuts new safety features: New additions will help businesses display COVID-19 vaccine requirements.
Now is the time for remote monitoring startups to take off: Cadence Health became the newest remote care startup on the block, with $41Mn in fresh funds and a strategic tie-up with LifePoint Health—here’s why now is a better time than any for startups like it to enter the RPM market.
Digital health solutions work better together: Innovaccer added healthcare AI firm Jvion’s prescriptive analytics platform to its suite of cloud-based digital health solutions—we unpack how smaller digital health cos are riding on the coattails of larger ones.
Digital health apps are a dime a dozen: There are more digital health apps on the market than ever before, per IQVIA. We unpack how digital health app devscan make sure their apps don’t get washed away in the sea of 350,000+ available to consumers.
Clarify Health makes VBC easier to deploy: Its Apervita acquisition streamlines the implementation of value-based contracts for payers and providers—key to driving widespread VBC in the US health system.
The news: Anthem is teaming up with Emory Healthcare’s Innovation Hub and 11Ten Innovation Partners to develop 5G-enabled digital health solutions, like remote patient monitoring tech.
On the back of Cerner’s Q2 rosy revenue reporting, we unpack how it can win the market share tug-of-war with Epic over the next few years with its more affordable options for small hospitals.