AHA Center for Health Innovation
Health care with no address, or bringing care to the consumer or patient rather than expecting the patient to go to the hospital, is a vital sign of the next wave in health care.
It may be a brief snapshot in time, but second-quarter global venture capital investments in digital health startups provided another illustration of where many financiers believe the field is headed. Global investor support for artificial intelligence in health care set a record in both deals and…
In a move long anticipated, wearable device maker Fitbit is expanding its services to include care management and personal coaching for those with chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease. The Fitbit Premium service, slated to begin in October, will allow users to share data with their…
As digital health technologies enable changes in how and where care is delivered, hospitals and health systems must evaluate their strategic direction. A new AHA Center for Health Innovation report — “Digital Transformation: Anywhere Care” — offers insights and analysis about the three shifts made…
In this podcast, Mital Patel, director of market intelligence for the AHA Center for Innovation speaks with Chris Looby, vice president of business development for Prescience Health, winners of of the 2019 Innovation Start-Up Challenge.
Much was riding on the late July initial public offering by California-based Livongo Health — both for the company, which helps patients manage chronic diseases, as well as other digital health startups trying to assess investor appetite for the sector. By market close on the first day of public…
In a move to speed the progress of medical research and help translate those advances into areas like cancer diagnostics, medical imaging, precision medicine and voice-enabled technologies, the Pittsburgh Health Data Alliance is teaming with Amazon Web Services on a machine learning partnership.
With ever-increasing frequency, hospitals and health systems are establishing or expanding venture funds in search of the next startup that could revolutionize health care. Consider some recent transactions.
Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has deployed Avaamo’s conversational artificial intelligence platform to create a virtual assistant called Livi that will enable users to ask for information about health conditions and hospital services using smart speakers like Amazon’s Alexa.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the first in a new series of free online training courses to help health care organizations prevent and control infections.