Will Patterson, BSN, RN, resigned as CEO of nursing gig-work platform CareRev after questions about his conduct from The Information, the news outlet reported June 6, though the company disputes much of what was in the article.

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health is using digital health technologies to connect uninsured patients with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis access to medical providers via telehealth. 

Gulf Coast, Miss.-based Singing River Health System deployed Elemeno Health, a cloud-based healthcare workforce app and digital clinician resource hub, at all three of its hospitals.

The digital health market is constantly changing, with startups coming onto the scene and more established companies restructuring their strategies.

Pharmaceutical and biotech giant Bayer is launching a new precision medicine unit that will focus on the creation of digital health tools.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services is installing a new digital health platform through a partnership with Loyal.

Leaders from three health systems helped draft a framework they say can better evaluate digital health interventions.

A national eating disorder hotline ditched its artificial intelligence chatbot after it gave users "harmful" advice, Vice reported.

Fifty-eight percent of consumers say that having a unified digital platform will increase their ability to effectively manage their treatments and benefits, PYMNTS reported May 31. 

While funding for remote patient monitoring companies has been up and down, the market is expected to grow exponentially by 2030 as clinicians and patients turn to wearables, Pitchbook reported.

Digital health funding continued its steady pace over the past month, with Becker's reporting on 11 companies raising more than $367 million. Here are those investment rounds.

BenevolentAI plans to lay off about 180 employees as the company also reduces its lab footprint and stops some drug discovery programs.

Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's University Health Network signed a $30 million contract to install 21 of GE HealthCare's CT systems powered by artificial intelligence.

Digital health megarounds declined 85 percent year over year, accounting for just $575 million in the first quarter of 2023, a new CB Insights report found.

After digital health funding plummeted for four quarters straight, it has stayed steady, reaching $3.4 billion in the first quarter of 2023, according to a May 23 report from CB Insights. 

Tech nonprofit Dollar For has gotten 40-plus hospitals to make their charity care policies more patient-friendly, Fast Company reported May 24.

Four health systems that were recently honored for digital health told Becker's they're focused on boosting virtual care, patient engagement online and remote monitoring.

To get artificial intelligence to patients faster, health systems could standardize their procurement processes and the government could clarify the regulations for the technology, researchers from University of Miami School of Medicine and New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine say.

As hospitals and health systems continue to accelerate digital transformation throughout their organizations, many do not consider the required changes needed — people, technology, culture and processes — for digital projects to be successful, Kathy Narain, chief digital officer of Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Hospital, told Becker's.

Healthcare will be more virtual, automated and consumer-friendly five years from now, while digital integration will feel seamless, several health system digital leaders told Becker's.