Wednesday, November 16, 2022: Health IT

General Catalyst announced new partnerships with 10 health systems across the country, adding to its existing digital health ecosystem with five health systems. General Catalyst will serve as a “think tank” to these 15 organizations and give them access to companies...

Tuesday, November 15, 2022: Health IT

Amazon.com Inc. launched its Amazon Clinic, a message-based online health care service that offers treatments for over 20 “common health conditions. The service, which will be available in 32 states, requires customers to select the condition they require treatment...

Friday, November 4, 2022: Health IT

The Senate Intelligence Committee released a report examining ways the federal government can bolster security standards to thwart cybersecurity threats in the health care sector. The report recommends that the federal government improve the country’s cybersecurity...

Friday, October 28, 2022: Health IT

A study published in JAMA Network Open found that COVID-19-era emergency department (ED) patients who had follow-up appointments via telehealth more often returned to the ED or were hospitalized than those who followed up with doctors in person. Compared to patients...

Thursday, October 6, 2022: Health IT

Effective today, new federal rules will require health care organizations to grant patients unrestricted access to their full health records in digital format. Passed under the 21st Century Cures Act, the rules are designed to not only ensure that patients can access...

Tuesday, October 4, 2022: Health IT

Rock Heath’s latest quarterly report found that digital health companies raised $2.2 billion across 125 deals in the third quarter – the smallest funding quarter since the fourth quarter of 2019. In Q1 of this year, digital health funding slowed to $6.1 billion, down...