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Recovering from a Ryuk ransomware attack
Thumbnail: Tags: ransomwareCategories: ProviderConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Terri Ripley, CIO of OrthoVirginia, discusses the specialty orthopedic practice's reaction to a Ryuk ransomware attack,...
View ArticleOscar Health appoints former Aetna executives and more digital health hires
New York-based tech-enabled health insurance company Oscar Health announced the appointment of Kerry Sain as executive vice president of +Oscar and Steven Kelmar as executive vice president and chief...
View ArticleWalgreens partners with value-based care platform Pearl Health
Walgreens announced it is partnering with Pearl Health, which offers a technology platform for primary care practices in value-based care arrangements, to expand value-based care options in...
View ArticleApple unveils Watch Series 9 with new health features
At a virtual event today, Apple unveiled the newest iteration of its wearable, the Apple Watch Series 9, which will allow users to access and log their healthcare data and control the Watch using their...
View ArticleGoogle announces funding for AI-enabled digital health projects
Google announced that it is funding 15 AI-powered projects, including digital health initiatives to improve provider experience and patient access to care, via its commitment to advancing the United...
View ArticleGoogle charity fuses $1M to AI-driven dementia app
A research project led by researchers from the University of Melbourne will be receiving A$2 million ($1.3 million) in funding and support from Google.org.The MATCH (Music Attuned Technology - Care via...
View ArticleJapanese pharma Eisai forms digital dementia support biz
Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai has established a new digital health business targeting dementia. WHY IT MATTERSEisai's newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary, Theoria Technologies Co., seeks to...
View ArticleBest Buy Health partners with Geisinger for chronic care management
Best Buy Health announced it is expanding its partnership with Pennsylvania-based healthcare system Geisinger to improve chronic disease management at home by combining their expertise. In 2021,...
View ArticleRoundup: AWAK bags $20M in Series B funding and more briefs
AWAK bags $20M in Series B fundingDespite a challenging market condition, Singapore-based medtech AWAK Technologies has raised more than $20 million in a Series B funding round – one of the biggest...
View ArticleFDA releases updated final guidance for its Breakthrough Devices Program
The FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health on Thursday released updated final guidance for its Breakthrough Devices Program aimed at verifying medical devices on the market are safe and...
View ArticleGE HealthCare, Mayo Clinic partner to advance theranostics
GE HealthCare announced a strategic partnership with Mayo Clinic dubbed The Strategic Collaboration for Innovation in Medical Imaging and Theranostics, through which the pair will collaborate on...
View ArticleCardiology care platform CardioOne announces funding, new partners
Cardiology care platform CardioOne, a company built through Redesign Health, announced it is partnering with healthcare providers Cardiac Associates of New Jersey, Twin Hearts in Florida and Corrieius...
View ArticleGE HealthCare receives $44M from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
GE HealthCare has secured a grant of more than $44 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to design AI-enabled applications and tools to help less experienced health professionals in low-...
View ArticleAccessHope adds Johns Hopkins to its cancer care network
Employer-focused cancer startup AccessHope announced it is adding Johns Hopkins Medicine's Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Care Center to its network of National Cancer Institute-designated...
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Frameworks for home care and cybersecurity
Thumbnail: Tags: remote patient careCategories: ProviderConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Kevin Littlefield, principal of cybersecurity at MITRE, explains how home care may be susceptible to...
View ArticleLifeMD partners with pharma company for direct-to-consumer hormone therapy
Publicly traded telemedicine company LifeMD announced it is partnering with women's health-focused specialty pharmaceutical company ASCEND Therapeutics to improve access to EstroGel, a hormone therapy...
View ArticleReal-world data platform Atropos Health secures new funding
California-based real-world data platform Atropos Health announced it completed a strategic financing round with participation from Sumitomo Corporation Venture Group's Presidio Ventures, Samsung Next,...
View ArticleQ&A: The status of the Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act
The Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act, initially introduced in the U.S. Senate in 2022 and reintroduced in March of this year, aims to amend the Social Security Act to provide Medicare...
View ArticleDiligent Robotics scores $25M to scale 'socially-intelligent service robots'
Diligent Robotics, maker of the autonomous clinical support robot Moxi, announced it scored $25 million in new funding. Canaan led the round with participation from existing investors DNX Ventures,...
View ArticleCostco, Sesame partner to offer low-cost care to Costco members
Self-pay healthcare marketplace Sesame announced it is teaming up with Costco to provide the wholesaler's members with virtual and in-person healthcare at a discounted price through Sesame's network of...
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