Tag: Digital Health

October 9, 2019

The Customer Experience and Connectivity Chasm (CECC) report highlights how digital experiences and personal health data from wearable tech and health apps are impacting healthcare providers’ standards. A grand total of 9,030 adults were surveyed from across Europe, Asia and […]

January 8, 2019

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has drafted a regulatory framework to test new approaches for the review of digital health device applications. In 2017, the FDA released its Digital Health Innovation Action Plan, while also unveiling a new […]

August 28, 2018

Humana, one of the country’s largest healthcare insurance companies, plans to bolster its digital health and analytics capabilities with a new development center located in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood. The move is the latest by several of the nation’s largest healthcare […]

August 21, 2018

Whether it’s stock trading with a few clicks on a smartphone, streaming new music before the vinyls hit the shelves, or receiving a wardrobe from a personal stylist without ever stepping into a store, technology’s potential to revolutionize the consumer […]

April 2, 2018

The usability of the system is probably the most important factor in making an informed choice of which EHR to use for your practice. Most every bit of software says that it is easy to use, but how can you […]

January 12, 2018

After what was widely viewed as a groundbreaking year for digital health oversight, the Food and Drug Administration plans to maintain its focus on easing the pathway for innovative technology and devices. Advancing digital health is one of several priorities […]

January 9, 2018

After surpassing previous year-end funding totals by the end of the third quarter, the digital health industry closed out 2017 with a record year of investment. Analysts believe the industry will maintain those funding levels as digital health enters a […]

November 29, 2017

Optum, UnitedHealth Group’s health services business unit, has launched a $250 million fund to invest in healthcare technology innovation. Called Optum Ventures, the fund—with offices in Boston and Menlo Park, Calif.—will provide capital investment as well as strategic guidance to […]

October 24, 2017

The Cleveland Clinic has launched a three-year partnership with two technology startups—including one with deep ties to Silicon Valley investors—with a focus on developing new innovative healthcare tools. The partnership, announced on Monday, includes Cleveland-based JumpStart Inc., which provides support […]

September 11, 2017

The Food and Drug Administration has officially kicked off a hiring process to fill more than a dozen positions within agency’s new digital health unit. Bakul Patel, the associate director for digital health at the FDA’s Center for Devices and […]

July 31, 2017

Today’s technologies are expected to offer tremendous potential for innovation in the healthcare industry. In fact, in the next three years alone the digital health market is expected to surpass $379 billion by 2024. The reasons behind this expected growth […]

May 24, 2017

Apple and Nokia are exploring future collaboration in digital health initiatives after settling a 5 month patent dispute. Details of the patent agreement remain confidential; however, Nokia will receive an up-front cash payment from Apple, with additional revenues during the […]

March 20, 2017

Seattle-based Biomatics Capital Partners, a venture capital firm focused on genomics, digital health and data-driven healthcare technologies, has announced the closing of its initial fund of $200 million, in excess of its target of $150 million. Biomatics focuses on advancing academic research […]

November 18, 2016

More than three-quarters (76 percent) of adults surveyed reported they would use a health tracking device that was clinically accurate and user friendly, according to a Society for Participatory Medicine survey conducted in conjunction with health technology company biotricity. Ultimately, […]

November 14, 2016

Obviously, the world is a different place than many of us thought it would be when we woke up on Wednesday morning. Hillary Clinton has been defeated. And, the Democratic Party is at its lowest level of political power — […]

October 5, 2016

Active healthcare users are interested in using telehealth as a replacement or complement to in-person care, citing convenience as the top motivator, according to a survey conducted by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA). However, the survey results also indicate that […]

October 3, 2016

Validic has been integrating medical device data with electronic health records, patient portals, remote patient monitoring platforms, wellness challenges, and other health databases for years. On Monday, they highlighted a particularly crucial and interesting segment of their clientele by releasing […]

August 10, 2016

Throughout the course of a clinical trial, sponsors need to collect strong, repeatable data in order to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of a drug. In trials that rely on patients to take drugs according to a set schedule at […]

August 1, 2016

Following years of record-breaking venture funding, digital health investment funding hit slightly over $2 billion in the first half of 2016 according to a Rock Health report. The study authors noted that, while funding is on par with past years, […]

July 13, 2016

The global healthcare analytics market is expected to reach $42.8 billion by 2024, according to a newreport by Grand View Research, Inc. Growth in the healthcare analytics market is largely being driven by: – providers ability to identify clinically meaningful outcomes in relation […]