Jessica Hagen

Jessica Hagen

Jessica Hagen is the Executive Editor of MobiHealthNews. She covers the growth of digital health, including the medical extended reality (XR) industry, and reports in-depth on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. As a hobby, Jessica co-hosts a podcast with Dr. Kim Bullock, a medical XR pioneer at Stanford University, about immersive technology use in psychiatric care. She received a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in Journalism from California State University, Northridge.

Healthcare provider talking to a patient while showing them a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 02:01 pm September 18, 2023
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 Cardiology in Pennsylvania, as well as subscription-based cardiology resources company MedAxiom.  Texas-based CardioOne is a cardiology-focused care delivery enablement platform that offers...
Healthcare provider wearing a lab coat and a stethoscope around their neck while sitting at a desk looking at a computer
By  Jessica Hagen 11:39 am September 18, 2023
Virtual specialty care platform Summus announced it secured $19.5 million in funding, bringing its total raise to $70 million.  Summus offers employers, health plans, hospitals and health systems, and medical groups and networks a virtual care platform focused on specialty care, including peer-to-peer solutions that allow primary care and in-plan specialist providers access to a specialist...
Person being rolled into an imaging machine with red lasers scanning their head
By  Jessica Hagen 01:08 pm September 15, 2023
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 research and product development focusing on precision care, AI and theranostics. Technology developers, clinicians, scientists and other providers from both companies will work together to advance...
Food and Drug Administration Building
By  Jessica Hagen 11:18 am September 15, 2023
On Thursday, the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health released updated final guidance for its Breakthrough Devices Program, aimed at verifying medical devices on the market are safe and effective, and improve healthcare inequities.  The final guidance defines the FDA's interpretation of "more effective" as encompassing all the information about the device, including the risks and...
Person sitting in a chair while holding a phone and a cane and wearing headphones
By  Jessica Hagen 11:02 am September 14, 2023
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, Geisinger launched ConnectedCare365, its chronic care management platform, and enrolled patients in remote patient monitoring programs. Patients received devices, such as blood pressure cuffs and glucose...
Three healthcare providers sitting around a table looking at a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 01:54 pm September 13, 2023
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 Nations Sustainable Development Goals.  Each project received $3 million in technical assistance, cash support and Google Cloud credits. A handful of projects received Google.org Fellowships, where a...
Apple Watch Series 9
By  Jessica Hagen 04:44 pm September 12, 2023
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 index finger and thumb via blood flow sensors.   With new features, users can access their health data through Siri health queries, including asking Siri how much they slept the previous night or...
Three healthcare providers sitting together looking at a tablet together
By  Jessica Hagen 02:14 pm September 12, 2023
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 collaboration with primary care providers.  Pearl Health offers a technology platform for primary care providers participating in Medicare's ACO REACH model. The platform includes data visualizations and...
Healthcare provider sitting on a couch with a patient in their home checking their vitals.
By  Jessica Hagen 12:30 pm September 12, 2023
Shareholders of healthcare-at-home specialist Amedisys voted in favor of the roughly $3.3 billion pending acquisition by Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The shareholders approved the adoption of the merger agreement, as well as compensation to the company's executive officers in connection with the merger. Still, the deal...
Two people shaking hands, one with their back turned and the other facing the camera
By  Jessica Hagen 02:05 pm September 11, 2023
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 of staff to the CEO.  Oscar Health launched +Oscar in 2021. The platform gives provider-sponsored and regional health plans the services and technological capabilities of more extensive health plans...