Digital health goes under the knife and could upend the future of surgeries: Digital surgery startup Activ Surgical nabbed $77 million as startups like it fuel the smart hospital wave.
Gov’t pricing transparency rules create moreopportunity for digital health startups: The CMS rolled out another rule protecting consumers against surprise billing—and despite consistent pushback for providers, the rule foreshadows a rosy fate for digital pricing transparency startups.
Microsoft’s tie-up with Truveta could help it plant deeper roots in healthcare: Big Tech companies have had a hard time penetrating healthcare due to a lack of trust, but exclusive access to Truveta’s database backed by 17 prominent health systems could change that for Microsoft.
National chain pharmacies are the most common place to fill prescriptions in the US, with 43% of the country’s adults purchasing prescription drugs there as of July 2021.
Google’s command as a go-to search engine should especially worry the likes of ZocDoc and Sesame.
Walmart picks Epic to fuel its healthcare ambitions: We explore why Walmart’s recent telehealth expansion could have influenced its decision and how Epic opens the retailer up to more traditional healthcare providers.
Dotcom Therapy taps pediatric telemental health: It’s partnering with Goodside Health to bring its telemental health services to more students—carving into the unpenetrated pediatric mental health market.
Whoop jumps onto the wearables for healthcare bandwagon: While its made a name for itself as a fitness-focused wearables company, it might be too late to the wearables in healthcare game.
Apple is letting users show proof of vaccine through their Apple Wallet—an app they’re already spending more time in thanks to the pandemic.
Is AI-powered cancer diagnostics mainstreaming? A Memorial Sloan Kettering spinout got the FDA nod for its cancer-detecting AI tool, and NYU Langone’s study results boast the efficacy of a similar tool—more fuel for healthcare stakeholders investing in AI for cancer diagnostics.