Healthcare Technology Report released a list Oct. 18 of the top 25 healthcare tech COOs of 2022.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC will pilot an app that helps patients prepare for and recover from surgery at three of its Centers for Perioperative Care hospitals. 

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health is expanding its virtual care options at its Parkview Digital Care Center.

The health business is constantly changing, and investors never know which startup is next to hit unicorn status.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare chose CareSignal's deviceless remote patient monitoring company to power OSF OnCall.

Mental health company Calm has released Calm Health, an app for payers, providers and employers that aims to boost users' mental health.

Researchers from Evanston, Ill.-based Northwestern University found that wearables developers have a long way to go before their products can be used to help people manage their health, Politico reported Oct. 17. 

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic will launch a new Mayo Clinic Proceedings expansion journal focused on digital transformation that is reshaping healthcare.

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health released findings from a study on the effect of digital medicine and remote patient monitoring on Medicaid patients with Type 2 diabetes and hypertension who participated in the health system's digital health pilot program.

University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center has selected medical imaging IT company Sectra's cloud-based service to provide imaging throughout the system's six hospitals and nine urgent care centers.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University has named Sara Horst, MD, the associate vice chair for digital health operations for the department of medicine and assistant chief for clinical informatics at the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition. 

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

While digital health funding dropped by nearly one-third in the third quarter of 2022, there were still notable deals for health tech companies.

Behavioral health tech company NeuroFlow has raised $25 million in growth capital led by Semcap Health.

After reaching record levels in 2021, digital health funding was down 31 percent in the third quarter of 2022, according to an Oct. 11 CB Insights report.

Digital health and healthcare navigation company Quantum named John Hallock the chief communications officer.

Employee assistance company Empathia is partnering with Togetherall to provide virtual mental health services to Empathia members.

Noom has let go of about 500 employees in another round of layoffs for the weight loss and dieting app, TechCrunch reported.

Health data integration company Smile Digital Health has passed an Amazon Web Service foundation technical review, making the company an Amazon Health Lake connector partner. 

Substance abuse analytics company Pretaa is partnering with wearable health company Fitbit to incorporate Fitbit into its substance abuse treatment program.