Deloitte, which provides consulting, financial advisory, industry insights and audits, tax services and risk-management services to various industries, announced it had acquired a substantial number of End Point's assets related to CasePointer, its disease-surveillance business.
CasePointer utilizes open-source public health software to create tools and automate processes for state and local...
Employers can influence employees' long-term health by emphasizing wellness, prevention and early detection using tools such as wearables and digital health innovations, according to a report published by Deloitte.
Deloitte’s Health and Life Actuarial teams identified the top 10 drivers of death and disease, analyzed publicly available data and modeled Americans' life spans and health spans –...
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted disparities in healthcare throughout the U.S. over the past several years. Now, with the rise of AI, experts are warning developers to remain cautious while implementing models to ensure those inequities are not exacerbated.
Dr. Jay Bhatt, practicing geriatrician and managing director of the Center for Health Solutions and Health Equity Institute at Deloitte,...
Though health tech investment dropped last year, there's still plenty of need for innovation in healthcare, said Peter Micca, audit and assurance partner and national health tech leader at Deloitte.
Micca sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss the consulting firm's recent report on the health tech investment environment and the growing role of platform-enabled ecosystems.
MobiHealthNews: What...
Nearly half of respondents said they had participated in at least one virtual medical appointment in the past year, and more are satisfied with their experiences, according to Deloitte's 2022 Connectivity and Mobile Trends Survey.
The survey asked more than 2,000 U.S. consumers about connected devices, virtual experiences and how their use has evolved over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic....
ORLANDO, Fla. – As health systems begin to imagine a post-pandemic world, there is still the question of how digital will be a part of the future. The industry is also witnessing the change of patients into consumers and the desire for easier access to healthcare.
"We see a lot of our clients starting to see the tail end of the pandemic, and they are starting to make a decision: 'Do we want to...
Truepill has tapped Sid Viswanathan as its next CEO. This news comes after the digital pharmacy announced a $142 million funding deal in October.
A cofounder of the company, Viswanathan started Truepill in 2016. Since then he served as the company's president. In this new position, he will handle day-to-day operations. He is taking over for fellow cofounder Umar Afridi, who will continue to have...
Health technology investment is a standout in fundraising so far this year, raking in $23.8 billion across 556 completed deals through the third quarter, according to Deloitte’s Road to Next report.
“Accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, dealmaking at the expansion stage rose to new heights in 2020 and 2021 to date,” wrote report authors Heather Gates and Peter Micca.
“Building off key technical...
New EU guidance on classification of medical devices
New guidance on the classification of medical devices in the European Union (EU) has been published by the Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG). This group is composed of representatives of all member states and chaired by a representative of the European Commission.
The document details how to classify medical devices, provides rules to...
Digital health is quickly evolving and emerging onto the main stage of healthcare. The last two years have seen an unprecedented amount of venture dollars pouring into the space. Today we are also seeing virtual care companies exit and enter onto the public markets, either through an IPO or a SPAC merger.
Over the years, Peter Micca, a partner and National Health Tech Leader at Deloitte, has had...
