Q&A: How cooling digital health funding changed the market in 2022
After digital health startups scooped up huge amounts of investor dollars last year, the market slowed down significantly in 2022. But it's still a relatively new field, and there's plenty of room for...
View ArticleITC: Apple Watches violate AliveCor patents but no import ban yet
The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Thursday that Apple Watches with ECG functionality violate two AliveCor patents, but the agency put an import ban on hold.The ITC issued a limited...
View ArticleUsing data for healthcare self-management in Singapore
Thumbnail: Tags: population healthpatient engagementdata managementCategories: ProviderConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Discovering people's health-engagement activities leads to helping them manage...
View ArticleStudying health in space, part 1: Exploring there to enhance outcomes on Earth
Thumbnail: Tags: TRISHpopulation healthmedical devicesCategories: ProviderConsumerInvestorAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: James Hury, the Translational Research Institute for Space Health's deputy director...
View ArticleDigital health execs review the most noteworthy events of 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, MobiHealthNews asked digital health executives about the biggest surprises and most noteworthy events that took place over the past year.While the economic environment proved...
View ArticleStudying health in space, part 2: TRISH advances healthcare through partnerships
Thumbnail: Tags: Government & Policyprecision medicinetelehealthTRISHCategories: ProviderPayerPharmaConsumerInvestorAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: The consortium's collaboration and partnership...
View ArticleStudy: Sociodemographic, health factors linked to long-term digital health...
Sociodemographic and health-related factors are associated with long-term use of digital health devices, according to a study published in npj Digital Medicine.Researchers followed a cohort within the...
View ArticleStudying health in space, part 3: TRISH and partners have plans for the future
Thumbnail: Tags: population healthHIEsTRISHCategories: ProviderConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: What's in sight for space flight and healthcare? James Hury, deputy director and chief innovation...
View ArticleStudy: No correlation between privacy and consumer ratings for mental health...
Researchers found no correlation between consumer ratings and privacy scores in a review of mental health apps.The study, published in JAMA Network Open, assessed nearly 580 mental health apps for...
View ArticlePharma and startups in digital health are connecting in new ways
Thumbnail: Tags: Business Intelligencepopulation healthpharmacyCategories: ProviderPharmaConsumerInvestorAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: PharmStars founder and CEO Naomi Fried talks about the company's call...
View ArticlePear Therapeutics expands partnership with outpatient addiction treatment...
Spero Health's 99 outpatient substance abuse centers will now have access to Pear Therapeutics' reSET and reSET-O prescription digital therapeutics to help treat individuals with substance use disorder...
View ArticleAmazon's One Medical acquisition passes regulatory hurdle in Oregon
Amazon cleared a regulatory hurdle in Oregon as it advances its plans to acquire primary care provider One Medical. The Oregon Health Authority approved the deal in late December, saying it's unlikely...
View ArticleWithings announces miniaturized health lab for urine analysis
Connected tech company Withings announced the launch of U-Scan, a biomarker assessment platform that can be placed inside a toilet bowl to monitor an individual's health using urine analysis. U-Scan...
View ArticleRobust access tools and comprehensive IAM promote growth
Thumbnail: Tags: patient accesspatient engagementpopulation healthCategories: ProviderConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Baptist Health is using a strategy of patient delight and identity access...
View ArticleliberDi receives FDA 510(k) for its digital dialysis clinic
Israeli company liberDi received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Intelligent Dialysis Assistant, accompanying IDA cartridge with a medical supervision portal, and IDA smartphone app.IDA allows patients to...
View ArticleWhy the digital health user experience is key to senior uptake
Seniors make up a growing portion of the population in the U.S., and many express a desire to stay in their homes as they get older. Technology can help them thrive as they age, said panelists at CES...
View ArticleCarbon Health announces $100M in funding days after revealing layoffs
Carbon Health announced that the hybrid care provider had received $100 million in Series D investment from CVS Health Ventures days after revealing a second round of layoffs in the past year.On...
View ArticleDigital musculoskeletal care company Hinge Health launches in-person home care
Digital musculoskeletal care company Hinge Health announced Tuesday it would expand into in-person care with a physical therapy house call service.The offering will first launch in Chicago followed by...
View ArticleMark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company adds another PBM partnership
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC) announced a partnership with pharmacy benefit manager RxPreferred Benefits.The companies said the deal will allow employers and their members using...
View ArticleDigital health uptake could rise with pressure from retail newcomers in 2023
Thumbnail: Tags: retail clinicsBusiness IntelligenceClincialCategories: ProviderConsumerInvestorAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine Society, discusses the ways...
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