Geisinger Health rolled out its own remote patient monitoring (RPM) system—here’s why health systems are keen on RPM solutions.
Amazon Pharmacy could be coming in-store: Amazon is mulling physical locations for its Amazon Pharmacy business—we explore why it could succeed and why it could backfire.
Google gets health data deal with a top dog provider: The Big Tech co linked up with HCA Healthcare to boost its health records—though this cracks open another chance for Google to lock in its hold in healthcare, it’ll still contend with patient privacy concerns.
Teladoc, Epic rank best in KLAS: The latest KLAS report throned Teladoc and Epic for having the widest range of telehealth capabilities on the market—and having dynamic range in digital health can pay off down the road.
The Quest for AI-powered clinical diagnostics: Quest Diagnostics partnered with AI-driven digital diagnostics company Paige—another sign of the ongoing digitization of the diagnostics market.
Spelling out the value of virtual care: The AMA released a framework to measure the value of virtual care—this could help health systems get a clearer idea of the return on their telehealth investments, but they still have patient and provider woes to deal with to reap its full ROI.
JPMorgan gives healthcare another shot: A few months after shuttering a healthcare JV with Amazon and Berkshire, JPMorgan launched a standalone venture, Morgan Health—one of several large employers tackling rising healthcare costs themselves.
CVS hops aboard the clinical trials train: CVS Health launched a new clinical trials business—here’s why it’s set up for success in this space.
HHS expands virtual mental healthcare for kids: It’s funneling an extra $14.2 million into pediatric telemental healthcare—opening up an opportunity for digital health startups to dip into a greenfield market: pediatrics.
Best Buy adds another feather to its senior healthcare hat: It launched a simple smartphone designed to connect seniors with virtual health and urgent healthcare services—here’s why Best Buy’s focus on the aging population will be especially attractive to telehealth vendors.
The future looks bright for insurtechs: Bright Health just filed to go public—here’s why health insurtechs like it are primed to grow and garner more digital health tie-ups.
Amazon’s week was full of healthcare announcements: The tech giant now launched a new mental health benefits program for its employees—we think it could be eyeing an Amazon Care-like nationwide rollout next.