Viome Life Sciences, a healthcare company creating digital diagnostics tests, raised $86.5 million in series C financing.

One of the greatest challenges health systems face when it comes to digital transformation is striking a balance between leveraging advanced technology and maintaining patient privacy, data security and ethical considerations, according to Terri Couts, RN, chief digital officer of Sayre, Pa.-based the Guthrie Clinic. 

Visana Health, a virtual women's healthcare company based in Minneapolis, received $10.1 million in seed funding to expand its digital platform that provides clinical care for women's health conditions.

As more hospitals turn toward 5G cellular networks, Houston Methodist Chief Technology Officer Jim Francis told Becker's "5G by itself isn't going to be the solution."

KeyCare, the only Epic-based virtual care company in the U.S., ended its first year with 10 health system and health tech partnerships.

Olive AI is being sued by a state economic development arm over allegations the healthcare tech company missed hiring goals it was supposed to meet in exchange for incentives, Columbus (Ohio) Business First reported.

Even though 53 percent of hospital IT and clinical leaders see digital transformation as one of the most important goals for 2023 and 2024, the concept is still a work in progress for the industry. 

Houston Methodist is using virtual nursing tools to free up nurses to do more patient-facing work.

Digital healthcare data company Definitive Healthcare acquired another digital healthcare analytics company, Populi, for $52 million, Boston Business Journal reported Aug. 14.

Definitive Healthcare, an information services provider for healthcare commercial intelligence, has expanded the data within its Atlas Technology Install Dataset, which will provide updates to over 1.7 million technology installations for healthcare systems.

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has embraced artificial intelligence for clinical and operational applications. The system built it's AI strategy on three foundational pillars:

Boston Children’s Hospital was recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its CumulusQ project.

Cleveland Clinic’s Innovation studio has been active in the digital health market, investing in virtual health and EHR companies.

Doximity, a digital platform for U.S. medical professionals, stated it will reduce its current workforce by 10 percent, accounting for 100 employees.

Michael Hasselberg, RN, PhD, chief digital health officer of University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center, said he sees health systems taking two approaches to generative AI — banning or embracing the new technology. 

Older Americans are more concerned than their younger counterparts about artificial intelligence being used in their healthcare, business analytics firm Morning Consult reported.

Cigna Healthcare is offering customers new digital health tools through a partnership with Virgin Pulse.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System is partnering with digital health company Clearstep to install new digital and artificial intelligence tools within the system.

London-based digital-first healthcare platform Babylon is undergoing a business overhaul that includes closing U.S. operations.

Sanford Health Fargo (N.D.) is launching Sanford Caresignal, a remote monitoring program that allows patients to self-report symptoms via call or text.