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Telehealth playbook aims to bolster rural hospitals amid funding crisis
MUSC and Manatt Health created a roadmap to help rural hospitals scale virtual care partnerships amid workforce shortages and $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts.
Omada Health reports 42% revenue boost, GLP-1 partnership
Amid rising revenue and membership, the digital chronic care provider joined Eli Lilly's Employer Connect program, which offers employers direct GLP-1 access.
Hims & Hers launches AI agent for lab results
The AI agent will assess patients' biomarkers from lab tests, identifying concerning patterns and providing insights into users' health.
Amwell expects smaller losses in 2026 after Q1 performance
The health technology firm’s results give Amwell “increased confidence” it will meet a long-term goal of achieving positive cash flow from operations in the fourth quarter, CFO Mark Hirschhorn said.
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CMS taps Verily, Noom, 150+ others to participate in ACCESS model
The organizations are the first to be selected to participate in the outcomes-based payment model supporting technology-enabled chronic care, starting in the summer.
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Click Therapeutics gains $50M, commercialization rights for schizophrenia PDT
Boehringer Ingelheim is giving Click Therapeutics the commercialization and marketing rights for a prescription digital therapeutic to treat some of the negative effects of schizophrenia.
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Mega-deals drive Q1 digital health funding to $4B
Over half of Q1 funding was concentrated in 12 mega-deals, including Whoop, Talkiatry and OpenEvidence, each of which raised over $200 million in recent fundraising rounds.
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Wearables maker Whoop snags $575M at $10B valuation
The eye-popping figure will enable the company to support its global expansion and scale its fitness tracker amid the loosening regulations around healthcare wearables.
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Home BP telemonitoring clinically effective, but costly
New research shows that enrollment increased overall costs of a home BP telemonitoring program, calling into question its cost-effectiveness.
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PHTI: Virtual GI solutions boost outcomes, lower costs
PHTI's evaluation shows that virtual GI solutions are living up to the digital health industry's promises of enhancing clinical outcomes while reducing healthcare costs.
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Will ACCESS move the needle on tech-enabled chronic care?
Though digital health leaders view CMS' ACCESS model as a promising pathway to value-based payment, gaps remain that could slow adoption and make the model unsustainable.
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Why Walmart's return to telehealth features a marketplace model
Earlier this year, Walmart launched a new virtual care service with marked differences from its initial foray, indicating a new approach for non-traditional healthcare players.
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Looser FDA rules for wearables may add to provider burdens
The FDA's decision to limit the regulation of certain general wellness wearables could leave clinicians to manage low-quality data risks, including patient anxiety and inaccurate readings.
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Differentiation, profitability prospects key to digital health market success
Factors like differentiation, integration, evaluation and solid pathways to profitability will make or break digital health companies in the coming year, experts predict.