CHICAGO — During the Venture Connect panel on demystifying digital therapeutics at the 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition here on Tuesday, panelists provided insights into the state of investments in digital therapeutics, the barriers to adoption, challenging existing standards of care and how success in the sector requires patience and persistence.
"Very recently [investment]...
CHICAGO — Digital therapeutics have the potential to give patients a new way to access care and lessen the burden on providers, said panelists at the 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition on Tuesday. But startups face some challenges when it comes to getting these tools into patients' hands.
Kelsey Maguire, managing director at Blue Ventures Fund, said many companies are interested...
CHICAGO – At a panel discussion at the HIMSS Global Conference on Tuesday, panelists highlighted the importance of minority and historically marginalized populations having a seat at the table during any decision-making process to improve health equity by using technology.
"Some have said technology can be the great equalizer in medicine by improving access to care for some historically...
CHICAGO — During the Machine Learning and AI for Healthcare Forum at the 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition here on Monday, panelists discussed the good, the bad and the possibilities for artificial intelligence.
"The opportunity is to really leverage the power of these 0's and 1's in mass, really bring them together and bring out the insights that are actionable at the point...
CHICAGO – During HIMSS Global Conference's Behavioral Health Forum, John MacKenzie, clinical program manager and behavioral health specialist at CommonSpirit Telehealth Network, discussed how to support caregivers and help patients suffering from behavioral health issues using virtual care.
"If we treated our sepsis patients like we do our behavioral health patients … we would be in jail,"...
CHICAGO — During the Patient Engagement Forum at HIMSS Global Conference on Monday, Aaron Miri, senior vice president and chief digital and information officer at Baptist Health, highlighted how digital officers can influence healthcare and the importance of listening, respecting and engaging with patients to improve results for all stakeholders.
"Listen to what your consumers want, what your...
Data analytics company Arcadia secures $125 million from strategic investor and financing partner Vista Credit Partners, Vista Equity Partners' credit-lending arm.
The funds will be used to speed up the company's platform development and accelerate its go-to-market strategy.
"Vista Credit Partners is the preferred partner to help us achieve our goals, providing new financing and access to the...
Osso VR is a virtual reality surgical training and assessment platform that allows users to practice surgical techniques independently or with a team in an immersive environment.
The company's founder and CEO, Dr. Justin Barad, who is also a practicing pediatric orthopedic surgeon at UCLA's Orthopaedic Institute for Children, spoke with MobiHealthNews about Osso VR's fundraising and what the...
We’re witnessing massive demographic and market shifts that will accelerate the race to value-based healthcare. Case in point: The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) predicts that Medicare Advantage enrollment will soon eclipse traditional Medicare for the first time.
With more people becoming eligible for Medicare than ever before, our healthcare system is experiencing the broad shift...
Healthcare automation company Olive is selling its AI-enabled utilization management tool for payers to health information network Availity.
The deal marks another product divestiture for Olive. Axios first reported last fall the company was selling its population health and 340B management tools to healthcare AI company Rotera.
Those sales came several months after Olive announced it was laying...
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