A new collaboration between New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System and digital platform Noom will provide patients access to on-demand tools and resources that support their weight loss goals. 

Centivo, a healthcare company focused on providing affordable solutions for employers and their employees, has secured $75 million in equity and debt financing from the venture capital arms of Cone Health and MemorialCare Health System.

UCHealth's virtual sepsis monitoring program is now live at all 14 of its acute care hospitals. 

As the healthcare industry faces financial pressures, changing regulations, and rising patient expectations, many leaders are turning to technology and data to improve care. To realize the full potential of digital tools, organizations must have a comprehensive, agile, and enterprise-wide plan that prioritizes clinical governance during the strategy, implementation, and post-implementation phases.

More than 60,000 tech workers have been laid off so far in 2024, including at five health tech companies, according to a list compiled by TechCrunch.

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System will now offer comprehensive weight management care through its digital health program.

New research from Best Buy Health reveals growing enthusiasm among consumers for managing their health with digital tools and sharing data from health apps and devices with their doctors. But many consumers also remain unaware of care-at-home programs that health systems have been launching in recent years.

UPMC Enterprises' portfolio companies have made big moves so far in 2024.

Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C., has treated 52 patients through its hospital-at-home program since its official launch in March. The hospital is now focused on expanding the program to other regions, aiming to admit around 10 patients per day by the end of the year. 

AI-based software provider Qventus launched an AI operational assistant for frontline healthcare workers, designed to bridge the data-to-action gap.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is expanding its partnership with digital health company Story Health to enhance patient access to its cardiology services. 

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System is partnering with Cadence, a chronic disease management company, to launch a remote patient monitoring and responsive virtual care program.

Health systems view digital transformation as a top priority, but few have the resources to scale these initiatives, according to an Aug. 19 article from the American Medical Association.

Data reigns supreme in today’s digital world. This is doubly true in healthcare, where accurate patient information and effective technology use are key to optimizing processes for positive patient outcomes.

The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator, the branch of Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai designed to boost healthcare entrepreneurs, is investing $100,000 each in 10 health tech startups.  

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is using Google's AI-powered nurse-handoff note, which is gaining positive traction from its workforce, Bloomberg reported July 30. 

Madison, Wis.-based UW Health and Epic have released a comprehensive report outlining recommendations for policymakers navigating the integration of AI into healthcare.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC Enterprises, and Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital Ventures, the venture capital arms of UPMC and Tampa General Hospital, respectively, have completed a strategic financing round for Medicom, a health tech startup leading enterprise imaging interoperability. 

Healthcare software startup Commure has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence medical scribe company Augmedix for $139 million.

Two healthcare startups made a list of the fastest-growing generative AI startups to watch in 2024.