'Digital pill' maker Proteus Digital Health files for bankruptcy
Mobi Health News
JUNE 16, 2020
The news comes months after reports that the company had furloughed staff and couldn't secure additional funding for its-ingestible sensor business.
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Optum Virtual Care said to be closing down
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 26, 2024
On an April 18 conference call with Optum Everycare CEO Jennifer Phalen, some employees of the company's virtual care division were told that their last date would be in July, according to a news report this week. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.
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This Digital Health News industry roundup features news from Docobo and NHS Shared Business Services and CancerCare’s 10-year deal with IMS Maxims.
Healthcare Dealmakers—General Catalyst's health system bid; Cigna's Medicare sell-off and more
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FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are in no short supply as providers, health tech companies, retailers and other industry players look to expand their businesses and gain a competitive edge. billion specialty care play and more merger and acquisition news from January.
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Healthcare Dealmakers—Kaiser wraps Geisinger buy; Advocate Health sells off MobileHelp and more
FierceHealthIT
MAY 1, 2024
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are in no short supply as providers, health tech companies, retailers and other industry players look to expand their businesses and gain a competitive edge.
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Alphabet makes offer to acquire Fitbit, health industry group releases business deal security assessment and more digital health news briefs
Mobi Health News
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Also: OptimizeRx's new platform consolidates its acquisitions; Weather Channel app launches machine learning flu risk predictor.
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Research2Guidance launches Allis.Health, a new digital health analyst platform, developed by Healthware Group
Digital Health Global
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Allis.health, the new digital health market insight platform launched today, is organized into market segments, acknowledging the fact that the digital health market has grown dynamically and differently within each one. For example, the business models in the digital diabetes market are different from the models in Femtech.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ?
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NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Today's briefing includes Epro being awardes an ISO 9001 quality assurance accreditation and news that medical businesses are more likely to sell in 2024
Healthcare Dealmakers—Amedisys agrees to Optum's $3.7B cash offer, UPMC's latest affiliation and more
FierceHealthIT
JULY 5, 2023
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Healthcare Dealmakers—Jefferson Health, LVHN's $14B merger; Cigna's M&A shuffle and more
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 2, 2024
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Walmart signals continued healthcare expansion in 37 states
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JULY 23, 2021
Walmart Health's primary care provider has filed to do business in 37 states, suggesting the company is building the foundation to continue its virtual care expansion. According to reporting by Insider , Walmart Health's medical group, MC Medical LLC, registered to do business in 17 more states in June and July. WHY IT MATTERS.
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Healthcare Dealmakers—Elevance to acquire Kroger Specialty Pharmacy; Optum to buy Steward's physician group and more
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 1, 2024
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are in no short supply as providers, health tech companies, retailers and other industry players look to expand their businesses and gain a competitive edge.
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Alphabet makes offer to acquire Fitbit, health industry group releases business deal security assessment and more digital health news briefs
Mobi Health News
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Also: OptimizeRx's new platform consolidates its acquisitions; Weather Channel app launches machine learning flu risk predictor.
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Americans Come Together in Worries About Medical Bills, the Cost of Health Care, and Prescription Drug Costs
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
national news media, Federal statistics, dozens of business leaders and the Federal Reserve Bank have been talking about an historically positive American economy on a macro level. Indeed, abortion, IVF and women’s health care access may be explicitly on ballots and news media polls at the top health care issue in America.
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The 2023 Health Economy – The Evolving Primary Care and Retail Health Convergence Through Trilliant Health’s Lens
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Now for my scenario planning exercise, I’ll add in one more data slide from the Report — back to the Disintermediation chapter focusing on the business model reality that retailers may be viewing low-acuity health care as a loss leader for other revenue-generating opportunities in the business enterprise.
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Amazon taps former head of Prime to lead health efforts
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 16, 2021
As CNBC reported this week , Lindsay's LinkedIn profile now lists him as senior vice president of health and brand as part of the company's worldwide consumer business. Lindsay has worked at Amazon for more than a decade, during which time he has held major roles in product and business building. Twitter: @kjercich.
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Bonus Features – May 5, 2024 – Kaiser Permanente taps Innovaccer (and former CTO) for AI, report finds security flaws in Merge DICOM Toolkit, plus 18 more stories
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 5, 2024
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Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 9, 2019
News of the ID-Cap System's 510(k) comes amidst reports of turmoil within the business of its predecessor in clearance, Proteus Digital Health.
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The 50 Best Digital Health Newsletters, Influencers, and Podcasts for 2024
Digital Health Wire
MAY 9, 2024
Hospitalogy – Healthcare business breakdowns that you won’t find elsewhere. The Healthcare Breakdown – Another must-add for its granular look at big news. It’s a lot to keep up with, but if you want the best digital health news out there, these sources will do more than get you started. One part newsletter. All fantastic.
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FierceHealthIT
MARCH 5, 2024
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Bipartisan House bill proposes permanent telehealth benefits
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, says she and her co-sponsors – Tim Walberg, D-Michigan, Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, Ron Estes, R-Kansas, Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey and Rick Allen, R-Georgia – are looking to fill a much-needed gap for workers who lack affordable healthcare access. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.
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Healthcare Dealmakers—CVS Health closes $10.6B Oak Street Health deal; Bright Health's telehealth divesture and more
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 2, 2023
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are in no short supply as providers, health tech companies, payers and other industry players look to expand their businesses and gain a competitive edge. Missouri's $10 billion health system merger, HCA Healthcare's urgent care pickups and more merger and acquisition news from the month of May.
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New regulations to help turn tide on health care cyberattacks
Lloyd Price
APRIL 27, 2024
Exec Summary: Lloyd Price, HealthTech M&A Advisor and Partner at Nelson Advisors tells Healthcare Business International he believes new Cyber Security regulations will provide a clear mandate to medtech manufacturers and suppliers to focus on meeting requirements.
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Payer Roundup—UNOS under pressure from lawmakers; Prime Therapeutics allies with Capital Rx
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 21, 2024
Below is a roundup of payer-centric news for the week of March 18, 2024. This week, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is busy investigating the United Network for Organ Sharing and SAMHSA funding, a Centene subsidiary is helping hospitals pay for a health equity certification and Prime Therapeutics joins forces with Capital Rx.
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Why Investors and Media are Calling Biotech Showcase™ “The Place to Be to Start the Year”
Digital Health Global
JANUARY 24, 2024
It affirms that this is the place to be to network, break news, find out what’s happening, get a read on the mood around key issues, and meet with companies, investors and media.”
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Supreme Group Acquires Health+Commerce, an Integrated Marketing and Public Relations Agency Serving Innovative Healthcare Companies
Digital Health Global
MARCH 27, 2024
Partnership Will Support Growth and Create New Opportunities for Health+Commerce Clients and Team WEST CHESTER, Pa.–(BUSINESS With Supreme Optimization, Clarity Quest and now Health+Commerce, and under Tom’s leadership as CEO, we are well on our path to creating a leading life sciences marketing and communications services business.
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Bonus Features – May 19, 2024 – Nearly 70% of hospitals plan to deploy RFID and RTLS technology in the next 5 years, mental health claims up 83% since before the pandemic, plus 29 more stories
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 19, 2024
Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. Company News eClinicalWorks announced the availability of Sunoh.ai for dermatology.
Amazon makes further healthcare inroads with $3.9B One Medical deal
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JULY 21, 2022
He cautioned, however, that the acquisition "raises interesting questions" about how more traditional health system clients of AWS will view Amazon's bold move into the primary care business. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. Industry analysts say the deal makes sense, on paper at least, for both companies.
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Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare Enter Strategic Collaboration to Advance Innovation in Medical Imaging and Theranostics
Digital Health Global
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Combining the world-class clinical and research expertise of Mayo Clinic with the deep research, engineering, and product development expertise of GE HealthCare, this new collaboration aims to forge an integrated innovation engine to advance the practice of radiology and care to patients worldwide. ROCHESTER, Minn.–(BUSINESS
Report shows overwhelming patient interest in post-pandemic virtual care
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
"One possible explanation is that telemedicine increased patient feelings of safety, providing access to care without the potential infectious exposure risk (and inconvenience) of in-person visits to busy clinical settings," wrote researchers. "It doesn't mean you can't build a viable business around it."
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Amazon plans to provide health services to workers at other companies, says BI
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Business Insider reported this week that Amazon is planning to extend its app-based health service beyond its own employees, to workers at other companies. " An Amazon representative told Healthcare IT News that the company does not comment on rumor or speculation. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.
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Johns Hopkins develops Epic-embedded tool to better support telehealth patients
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 19, 2021
According to an editorial in the Harvard Business Review by four members of the Johns Hopkins team, the tool is embedded in the health system's Epic electronic health record. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.
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Bonus Features – December 3, 2023 – Only 40% of orgs say EHRs help manage burnout, cost optimization is top strategy for 70% of payers, plus 19 more stories
Healthcare IT Today
DECEMBER 3, 2023
Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News from RSNA LG Business Solutions USA unveiled a 21-inch 5MP diagnostic monitor.
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CISA, calling Volt Typhoon an urgent threat, updates DDoS response guide
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 21, 2024
"CISA and partners are releasing this fact sheet to provide leaders of critical infrastructure entities with guidance to help prioritize the protection of critical infrastructure and functions," the agency said in the new guidance. "The authoring agencies urge leaders to recognize cyber risk as a core business risk.
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GE HealthCare and Mass General Brigham Evolve Their AI Collaboration with Medical Imaging Foundation Models
Digital Health Global
MARCH 12, 2024
–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Based on its long-term artificial intelligence (AI) partnership, GE HealthCare and Mass General Brigham plan to integrate medical imaging foundation models into their AI research work, with a strong focus on responsible AI practices. ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS We are a $19.6
What Walmart’s Look at Ozempic Users Tells Us About Health/Care Consumers
Health Populi
OCTOBER 6, 2023
” As for grocers that operate retail pharmacies and Big Box retailers like Walmart with a substantial business through pharmacy and health care services, this scenario re-sets the retail health marketspace. As CNBC described this moment, “Big Food vs. Big Pharma: Companies bet on snacking just as weight loss drugs boom.”
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Walmart hires Ochsner exec to lead healthcare push
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Carmouche, who has worked at Louisiana-based Ochsner Health for six years, will oversee Walmart's growing clinical care projects as senior vice president of Omnichannel Care Solutions, as explained by the Greater Baton Rouge Business Repor t. GBR's Stephanie Riegel says Carmouche will be beginning his new role starting November 29.
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2023: it’s a wrap!
Digital Health Global
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Editorial Partnerships We are offering licensed content syndicated via Business Wire and sharing our own articles via Connected Health Pulse. Our goal is to create an information-rich ecosystem fostering thoughtful exchanges on the most important healthcare news, daily and weekly.
Full coverage: HIMSS22 APAC Health Conference
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 29, 2022
News Putting patients' needs at the heart of a care model This HIMSS22 Asia-Pacific conference speaker will share how Mayo Clinic is helping providers. Video Business soars at an Indonesian telemedicine startup during the pandemic The CEO of Halodoc, Jonathan Sudharta, explains his company's massive growth in Indonesia and.
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Amazon to soon launch telehealth offering in all 50 states, report says
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 15, 2021
Amazon Care declined Healthcare IT News ' requests for comment. Then, STAT reported that Care Medical, which contracts with Amazon Care to provide those services, had filed to do business in more than a dozen other states. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.
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For value-based care, virtual options aren't always beneficial, study shows
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JULY 14, 2023
A new telehealth study by the University of Texas McCombs School of Business found that virtual care did not significantly lower costs, or reduce the number of future visits to emergency rooms or specialists for circulatory, respiratory and infectious diseases. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.
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FTC to look into Amazon, One Medical deal
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission is scrutinizing Amazon's Prime business model, and has also reviewed the tech giant's other potential deals, such as the acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios and a new deal with iRobot which makes autonomous vacuums, for anti-trust violations. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.
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Dexcom talks $11.3M TypeZero acquisition, new FDA clearances on Q3 earnings call
Mobi Health News
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
While the company's successful G6 launch was its focus, Dexcom had a busy third quarter for other news as well.
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