AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
AHA Center for Health Innovation’s Market Scan articles provide insights and analysis on the field’s latest developments in health care disruption, transformation and innovation.
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While financial and retail analysts continue to evaluate the implications of Walgreens Boots Alliance’s recent agreement to be taken private by Sycamore Partners, many important questions loom.
More than 550 rural hospitals have joined the Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program, a partnership created last year by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and Microsoft to provide free and heavily discounted cybersecurity services.
As of late February, there were 147 medical device recall events and 20 of them, or 13.6%, were Class I, according to a Modern Healthcare report.
On Feb. 19, the organization announced that it would roll out Ambience Healthcare’s AI platform for documentation, clinical documentation integrity and point-of-care coding.
Ever-expanding applications of robotic surgery platforms allow health care providers to leverage the technology to reduce surgical complications, improve safety, shorten recovery times for patients, reduce length of stay and more.
At a time when many retail pharmacies are rethinking their strategies and cutting back on primary care service offerings, Emory Healthcare Network and CVS Health are bucking that trend in Georgia. Emory is expanding its relationship with CVS’ MinuteClinics in 35 locations.
Apple recently announced its new wide-ranging Apple Health Study. The longitudinal research aims to further understand how technology can play a role in improving physical and mental health and overall well-being.
More organizations are giving radio frequency identification (RFID) systems a second look to aid in medication management accuracy, safety and efficiency.
Bringing greater rigor and focus to food is medicine programs — which use food to prevent, manage or treat certain medical conditions — has been gaining momentum.
For 2025, a rebound may be in store for investments in digital health startups, according to a recent survey report from Summit Health Advisors.