Artera launches with $90M to personalize prostate cancer therapy
California-based Artera, which offers an AI-enabled test aimed at personalizing therapy for prostate cancer patients, announces its launch alongside a $90 million investment.Johnson & Johnson, TIME...
View ArticleAmwell partners with DarioHealth to offer digital cardiometabolic health program
Telehealth company Amwell is partnering with digital chronic condition management platform DarioHealth to add a cardiometabolic program to its suite of digital offerings.Under the partnership, patients...
View ArticleMindstrong sells tech assets to SonderMind, shuts down operations
Digital mental health company SonderMind is acquiring Mindstrong's technology assets months after the fellow mental health firm laid off more than a hundred workers and shuttered its headquarters.The...
View ArticleStudy: Artificial pancreas technology improves diabetes control in children
Glucose levels in children ages 2 to 5 with Type 1 diabetes were within the target range for a longer period of time with an artificial pancreas than with standard care, according to a study published...
View ArticleImproving patient education through automation
Tracy Chu will offer more detail during her HIMSS23 session "Automation Improves Digital Education App Performance." It is scheduled for Wednesday, April 19 at 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT at the South...
View ArticleQ&A: Why patient trust is key for burgeoning retail healthcare providers
Last month, two large retail and pharmacy companies made big moves in healthcare delivery: Amazon completed its purchase of One Medical, and CVS Health announced plans to buy Oak Street Health. The...
View ArticleSen. Elizabeth Warren urges FTC to review CVS' Oak Street Health deal
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is urging the Federal Trade Commission to scrutinize CVS Health's planned acquisition of Medicare-focused primary care provider Oak Street Health.In a letter to FTC...
View ArticleNeuroRPM obtains FDA 510(k) for Parkinson's monitoring on Apple Watch
Digital health technology company NeuroRPM has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its AI-enabled remote monitoring app that utilizes an Apple Watch to track common Parkinson's symptoms such as...
View ArticleGrayMatters Health receives FDA 510(k) for PTSD neuromodulation therapy
Israeli-based digital health technology company GrayMatters Health, which develops self-neuromodulation therapies for mental disorders, received FDA 510(k) clearance for its PTSD-focused...
View ArticleInstacart expands health division with provider-facing tools
Grocery delivery service Instacart is adding new digital tools for providers to its health division, dubbed Instacart Health, including Virtual Storefronts, Shoppable Recipes and Lists for...
View ArticleQ&A: Improving the patient experience without stressing providers
Patient experience is a popular buzzword for healthcare, but health systems probably aren't investing enough in consumer preferences, said Dr. Maulik Majmudar, chief medical officer and cofounder of...
View ArticlePrescription digital therapeutics company Better Therapeutics announces layoffs
Better Therapeutics, a prescription digital therapeutics platform, has laid off approximately 35% of its workforce due to a cost reduction initiative, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange...
View ArticleHow digital health could help patients navigate their care
As many other industries have gone digital, consumers have come to expect the same degree of convenience and personalization in healthcare. However, improving the patient experience is still not always...
View ArticleAmazon Pharmacy adds feature to automatically include manufacturer coupons
Amazon Pharmacy is partnering with a slew of pharma companies to offer a new feature that automatically applies manufacturer-sponsored coupons to a patient's medication order when eligible.The tech...
View ArticlePartnerships, community engagement can enrich healthcare data
During Monday's ViVE event in Nashville, panelists discussed how to collect unbiased data through partnerships and by gaining trust and increasing accessibility within communities. "Data is generated,...
View ArticleCould more options push patients back to primary care?
As more patients avoid primary care while retail chains and virtual care players push into the space, panelists at ViVE 2023 discussed the future of preventive medicine and whether digital health could...
View ArticleClinical workflow platform Florence launches with $20M
New York-based health technology company Florence, which focuses on clinical capacity management, has launched with $20 million seed funding. GV (Google Ventures), Thrive Capital and Salesforce...
View ArticleExperts 'cautiously optimistic' about extended reality for mental healthcare
During Thursday's vMed 2023 conference hosted by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, speakers discussed medical extended reality's place within mental healthcare and the risks and benefits...
View ArticleIntegrating healthcare records promotes patient safety and interoperability
Juan Nanez will offer more detail in the HIMSS23 session "How Care Provider Access to Regional Data Reduces Hospital Readmissions." It is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18 at 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CT at...
View ArticleQ&A: AppliedVR on building reimbursement for virtual reality therapeutics
California-based virtual reality therapeutic company AppliedVR received a unique Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPSC) Level II code from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for...
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