Managing chronic conditions in the home using remote monitoring, virtual care and other tools is an increasingly popular space in digital health.
Chronic conditions, including diseases like diabetes, heart disease and stroke, are common in the U.S. and make up the vast majority of the nation's healthcare expenditure. The country's population is aging, but many say they would prefer to stay in...
Google is continuing its work in the EHR space, with a new AI-backed tool called Conditions, aimed at giving doctors a holistic view of a patient. The new feature will be part of Google's clinician-facing search tool that helps organize patients' medical records, Care Studio, its VP Paul Muret announced at ViVE this week.
Muret explained that Care Studio's original feature is useful for...
As digital health comes into the spotlight, established healthcare players are looking to enter the space by partnering with startups and building or buying new technologies.
While digital health companies have been around for decades, industry maturation and COVID-19 have led to wide-scale adoption, Michelle Snyder, a partner at McKesson Ventures, said during a ViVE panel this week.
"If we want...
Once a much more niche method of delivering healthcare, telehealth and virtual care use grew during the COVID-19 pandemic as patients and providers tried to distance themselves when possible. But as the pandemic changes shape, more hybrid care options are joining the mix, with its proponents arguing they can improve quality and access to care by connecting with patients both in-person and...
Now years into the so-called "data revolution," the healthcare system is still working out the best way to use that information to improve patient outcomes. That's particularly true in the population health and value-based care space where scores of data points can be flooding healthcare providers. Technology has surfaced as a way to help manage and organize data for clinicians.
A panel at a...
