Mental health startup Brightline lays off 20% of its workforce
Pediatric virtual behavioral health company Brightline announced a second round of layoffs in less than a year, again affecting 20% of its workforce.The California-based company let go of 20% of its...
View ArticleTracking social determinants of health to meet regulations
Thumbnail: Tags: population healthmobileHIMSS23telehealthCategories: ProviderConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Anna Schoenbaum, VP of information services at Penn Medicine, discusses the significance...
View ArticleNeuroFlow, Emory Healthcare partner to support psychiatric care
Pennsylvania-based NeuroFlow, a behavioral health company, partnered with Georgia-based healthcare system Emory Healthcare to deliver psychiatric services.NeuroFlow's cloud-based platform allows...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Watch receives FDA clearance for AFib monitoring
Tech giant Samsung Electronics announced it received FDA clearance for its Health Monitor app's Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN) feature. IHRN works with the app's electrocardiogram function...
View ArticleWearable company Oura acquires digital identification startup Proxy
Oura, the company behind a health tracking ring wearable, announced Tuesday it had purchased digital identification startup Proxy in an all-equity deal.Proxy offers digital identity tech that aims to...
View ArticleSibel Health receives FDA 510(k) for pediatric vital sign monitoring tool
Sibel Health, a spin-out of Northwestern University, announced it received a new FDA 510(k) clearance for its ANNE One platform, to include continuous neonate and infant vital sign monitoring of babies...
View ArticleQ&A: Digital therapeutics' future after the fall of Pear Therapeutics
Since Pear Therapeutics, one of the earliest digital therapeutic companies, declared bankruptcy in April, there's been discussion surrounding the state of investments in digital therapeutics,...
View ArticleConnecting qualified patients to clinical trials faster
Thumbnail: Tags: critical patient datapopulation healthHIMSS23Categories: ProviderConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Lawrence Whittle, CCO at Verana Health, describes how patient data can be used to...
View ArticleCreating a career pipeline for diverse IT professionals
Thumbnail: Tags: WorkforceHIMSS23Categories: ConsumerInvestorAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Grady Burrows, executive director of HIT in the CLE, talks about creating a demand-driven model for diverse,...
View ArticleVoiceitt, Cisco partner to offer speech recognition for virtual meetings
Speech recognition technology company Voiceitt announced it's partnering with video conferencing platform Webex by Cisco to make virtual meetings more accessible for individuals with speech...
View ArticleGovernment communication drives healthcare policy changes
Thumbnail: Tags: health equityAdvocacyHIMSS23Categories: ProviderPayerConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Lawrence Voyten, HIMSS board member and national advocacy chair, details how HIMSS chapter...
View ArticleMenopause care platform Gennev becomes Aetna in-network provider
Gennev, a digital menopause care delivery platform, announced it is now an in-network provider for most of Aetna's commercial health plans nationwide. Seattle-based Gennev, previously known as Genneve,...
View ArticleHippocratic AI launches with $50M to build large language model for healthcare
Hippocratic AI, a generative AI company developing safety-focused large language models for healthcare, launched with $50 million in seed funding.The funding round was co-led by General Catalyst and...
View ArticleNew HIMSS maturity model supports comprehensive care
Thumbnail: Tags: HIMSS Maturity Modelpopulation healthHIMSS23Categories: ProviderConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Natasha Ramontal, HIMSS digital health strategist for community outcomes and...
View ArticleAdvocating for LGBTQ patients and personnel
Thumbnail: Tags: health equityHIMSS23Categories: ProviderConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Dana Trampas, senior digital health specialist at HIMSS, shares how healthcare organizations can promote and...
View ArticleFertility companies AIVF, Genea Biomedx partner to optimize IVF care
Fertility company AIVF, which offers AI-enabled solutions for in vitro fertilization clinics, announced it is partnering with Genea Biomedx, which provides medical devices for IVF laboratories. AIVF's...
View ArticleAmazon's One Medical partners with Rightway to expand primary care access
Employee-focused care navigation and pharmacy benefits platform Rightway is partnering with hybrid primary care provider One Medical to expand access to primary care for employees. Rightway offers an...
View ArticleIncluded Health, DispatchHealth partner to offer virtual-to-in-home care
California-based virtual care company Included Health is partnering with Denver-based in-home care provider DispatchHealth to add a virtual-to-in-home care model to its offerings. Included Health...
View ArticleFertility app Premom shared users' health data without consent, FTC says
Fertility tracking app Premom, owned by Easy Healthcare, came under fire by the Federal Trade Commission, which alleged the company shared consumers' health data with third parties like Google,...
View ArticleQ&A: Professional soccer players score telehealth partner for mental health
Soccer players may present a higher rate of depression and burnout than the general population. Still, Connor Tobin, professional soccer player and cofounder and executive director of the United Soccer...
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