The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, a firm popular with tech startups and investors, could have lingering effects on the digital health ecosystem as the sector adjusts to a slowing funding environment, said venture capital panelists at ViVE 2023.
Emily Melton, managing partner of Threshold, said institutions like SVB are important to encourage people to take risks on new innovation, a critical...
Receiving telehealth services for opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with reduced odds for fatal overdose among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the National Institutes of Health studied two cohorts of fee-for-...
As more patients avoid primary care while retail chains and virtual care players push into the space, panelists at ViVE 2023 discussed the future of preventive medicine and whether digital health could improve access.
Ali Parsa, CEO and founder of digital health firm Babylon, said more primary care options are a positive for the healthcare system. The problems are "too vast" for one group to...
Clinical trial startup Inato scooped up $20 million in a Series A2 funding round led by Cathay Innovation.
The raise included returning investor Obvious Ventures and new participants La Maison and Top Harvest Capital. The company previously raised $14 million in Series A funding in 2020.
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Inato offers a technology platform that connects pharma companies and potential clinical trial...
Amazon Pharmacy is partnering with a slew of pharma companies to offer a new feature that automatically applies manufacturer-sponsored coupons to a patient's medication order when eligible.
The tech giant's online pharmacy said it's working with GSK, Kaléo, Novo Nordisk and Dexcom to integrate coupons for their brand-name drugs, including COPD or asthma inhaler Trelegy; AUVI-Q, an injection for...
Amazon Web Services on Monday announced the 23 startups that will participate in the latest round of its healthcare accelerator.
The four-week program is focused on digital health tools that aim to address workforce challenges, including retaining healthcare workers, deploying clinicians to new sites of care, and training or upskilling for providers.
The startups in the latest cohort include: ...
Patient experience is a popular buzzword for healthcare, but health systems probably aren't investing enough in consumer preferences, said Dr. Maulik Majmudar, chief medical officer and cofounder of Biofourmis.
"If you look at what patients are used to in the real world in other parts of their lives around banking or hotel booking or airlines or grocery shopping – like everything in life – it's...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is urging the Federal Trade Commission to scrutinize CVS Health's planned acquisition of Medicare-focused primary care provider Oak Street Health.
In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan and Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter, the progressive senator wrote the deal could lower quality of care and hike costs.
She also pointed to other acquisitions – ...
Last month, two large retail and pharmacy companies made big moves in healthcare delivery: Amazon completed its purchase of One Medical, and CVS Health announced plans to buy Oak Street Health.
The deals aren't unexpected, said Christopher Lis, managing director of global healthcare intelligence at J.D. Power. More than 31 million people are now enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, key...
Digital mental health company SonderMind is acquiring Mindstrong's technology assets months after the fellow mental health firm laid off more than a hundred workers and shuttered its headquarters.
The deal includes Mindstrong's tech and some of the company's tech-related workforce. According to reporting by Digital Health Business & Technology, about 20 workers will have jobs at SonderMind....
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