Digital Health

Health care professional consulting with patient
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:39 pm January 7, 2025
Neuroflow, a behavioral health technology and analytics company, announced it acquired Intermountain Health's proprietary health analytics model. The aim of the acquisition is to accelerate the enhancement of NeuroFlow's analytics and AI proficiencies and allow for the broad deployment of potent risk assessment models. It will also provide more healthcare organizations with the behavioral health...
Midsection of a person in a suite wearing two rings and looking at their phone
By  Jessica Hagen 01:22 pm January 7, 2025
Circular, maker of smart ring technology, announced its next-generation wearable, the Ring 2, which includes ECG capability with its FDA-cleared AFib detection algorithm that provides real-time heart health data to wearers.   The titanium Ring 2 – available in gold, silver, black and rose gold – also includes digital ring sizing, sleep stage analysis and a wireless charging dock. Digital ring...
Executives consulting
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:53 pm January 6, 2025
NeueHealth, a company that connects providers and payers with technology to enable value-based care, announced it entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of New Enterprise Associates (NEA) at a value of $1.3 billion, which, upon completion, will make NueHealth a privately held company. Under the terms of the merger agreement, NeueHealth common stockholders will...
Alice Zheng, partner at Foreground Capital
By  Jessica Hagen 12:11 pm January 6, 2025
Alice Zheng, partner at women's health-focused venture capital firm Foreground Capital, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss women's health funding in 2025–and the changing investment environment around the sector.  MobiHealthNews: Tell me about your work in women's health and your investments. Alice Zheng: I'm a partner at a fund called Foreground Capital, which invests exclusively in women's...
Technician looking at PC screen
By  Jessica Hagen and Anthony Vecchione 01:30 pm January 3, 2025
Healthcare-technology company ModMed, announced that its electronic healthcare platform EMA, has been granted Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP) certification to the Predictive Decision Support Intervention (DSI) criterion. Located in the office of the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
Julia Strandberg, executive vice president and chief business leader of connected care at Royal Philips
By  Jessica Hagen 09:00 am January 3, 2025
Julia Strandberg, executive vice president and chief business leader of connected care at Royal Philips, told MobiHealthNews that key healthcare trends in 2024 included advancements in home-based care and digital health reimbursement.  While these innovations aim to improve patient outcomes, she said, challenges remain in scaling care delivery and aligning incentives. However, progress in...
A seemingly depressed person lying in bed
By  Adam Ang 01:27 am January 3, 2025
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in South Korea has approved the first depression diagnosis support AI software-as-a-medical device in the country.  Developed by local AI company Acryl, the product called ACRYL-D01 uses AI to analyse patient interviews to calculate their probability of having depression. It has also been designated as an innovative medical device.  Founded in 2011, Acryl...
Features of Cazzle by Lotte Healthcare
By  Adam Ang 12:12 am January 3, 2025
Lotte, one of South Korea's biggest conglomerates, is liquidating its digital healthcare business this year. Late in December, the company decided in a shareholders' meeting to close Lotte Healthcare, which it opened in April 2022 with a 70 billion won ($45 million) investment.  Alongside liquidating Lotte Healthcare, the conglomerate also decided to sell its joint venture, Theragen Health, which...
Person sitting on exercise mat interacting using a tablet
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:44 pm January 2, 2025
QALO, a company that makes silicon rings, announced the release of its health-tracking ring QRNT equipped with nano technology. The ring combines silicone material with health-tracking features, including measuring heart rate, oxygen saturation, heart rate variability, sleep stages and stress levels. These measurements are accessible via a free app without a subscription cost.  QALO is also...
Man and woman looking at a computer with a diagnostic image on the screen
By  Jessica Hagen and Anthony Vecchione 09:00 am January 2, 2025
When asked by MobiHealthNews how they see AI's place in the sector changing in 2025, executives explained how the focus of AI will shift from what it can do to what it does, and the role the technology can play in extending current provider capacity via clinical decision support, ambient charting, inbox management and streamlining care operations. Some leaders said AI will revolutionize how...