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Telehealth use dropped in February for first time since September

The data suggests a potential slowdown in demand for virtual care services that spiked last year in the early months of COVID-19, according to Fair Health's monthly tracker.

By Rebecca Pifer • May 05, 2021

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Full speed ahead on interoperability: Q&A with ONC head Micky Tripathi

In a wide-ranging interview, Tripathi addressed what the government can do to build on the regulations, noting further delays are improbable and predicting industry will soon see further action on codifying disincentives for bad actors.

By Rebecca Pifer • May 03, 2021

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The Healthcare Dive Outlook on 2021

The next steps for the explosion of telehealth, the Biden administration's efforts to roll back Trump-era policies and the road back to a new normal way of doing business for payers and providers are Healthcare Dive’s big trends for 2021.

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Teladoc posts wider loss, but CEO brash on fending off rivals

Jason Gorevic told analysts he is unworried about mounting competition in the lucrative telehealth space, banking the company's heft will fend off entrenched rivals and new entrants like Amazon.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 29, 2021

FDA greenlights device to retrain muscles in stroke patients

The noninvasive brain-computer interface technology uses data from the uninjured side of a patient's brain to recover motor function in the affected arm and hand.

By Susan Kelly • April 29, 2021

Health benefits platform Accolade acquires virtual primary care company for $450M

After going public last year, Accolade now has scooped up two virtual care companies in 2021.

By Hailey Mensik • April 26, 2021

Survey casts doubt on utility of wearable devices in healthcare

Forrester's report, based on interviews with doctors, patients and vendors, suggests data gaps and physician skepticism of the popular products is too high for widespread adoption, although design changes could remedy that.

By Ron Shinkman • April 22, 2021

Health funding shatters records in Q1, hits all-time high of $31.6B

The digital health sector, which has seen unprecedented investor interest during COVID-19, also hit a new high of $9 billion, according to a CB Insights report.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 20, 2021

3 takeaways from CHIME21: EHRs, Big Tech and VCs look to the future of health

The public health and financial devastation of COVID-19 can't be overlooked, but the pandemic has also created new opportunities for industry to leverage technology.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 19, 2021

SPAC-powered digital health deals rising dramatically

A new Rock Health analysis notes the targets tend to raise significantly less money than the comparable IPOs, but calls the trend a "wake-up call" to larger healthcare firms looking to acquire.

By Ron Shinkman • April 15, 2021

Lyft launches non-emergency medical transport — upon patient request

Lyft says the offering allowing consumers to schedule their own medical rides, called Lyft Pass for Healthcare, is the first product of its kind from a ride-hailing company.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 15, 2021

Anthem, Blackstone, digital health startup K Health launch joint venture to curb costs

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the new venture, which has been in the works for years, will use AI tools in an attempt to better triage patient care.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 14, 2021

iRhythm's future hazy after Medicare pricing saga erases 12-month high

Wall Street analysts project the cardiac wearables maker to lose tens of millions of dollars in revenue in coming years, raising questions about the future of the once-hyped market leader.

By Ricky Zipp • April 14, 2021

Microsoft acquires clinical voice-to-text company Nuance for $19.7B

Microsoft has had a relationship with Nuance since 2019, but permanently marrying Nuance — and its provider and vendor relationships — greatly expands the software giant's reach in the healthcare space.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 12, 2021

Kaiser Permanente taps chief information technology officer

Diane Comer, who joined the integrated system in 2007, helped deploy the tech systems needed to support the Affordable Care Act and health insurance exchanges.

By Roberto Torres • April 09, 2021

CommonSpirit inks deal with women's health startup Tia on primary care network

The initial pilot will launch virtual-first in the spring, followed by the first brick-and-mortar clinic in Phoenix this October.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 08, 2021

Fewer heart tests ordered for telehealth patients during pandemic

Research published in JAMA Network Open also found those using the virtual services were more likely to be Asian, Black or Hispanic.

By Susan Kelly • April 07, 2021

Verizon latest tech giant to elbow into telehealth space with provider platform

The platform, which will be generally available in May, was designed with the aim of improving visit efficiency and ease of use, even for patients new to virtual care.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 06, 2021

Digital health funding hits new high after Q1 rich in megadeals

U.S. digital health companies raised a record $6.7 billion in the first quarter of 2021, putting the industry on track to easily top the $14 billion in investment last year.

By Nick Paul Taylor • April 06, 2021

Pfizer, BioNTech's vaccine protects 12- to 15-year-olds from COVID-19 in study

The positive finding should pave the way for broader use of the vaccine among adolescents, an important step for reaching herd immunity against the virus.

By Ben Fidler , Jonathan Gardner • April 01, 2021

Medtronic inks value-based care pact with Spectrum Health

The risk-based deal, initially focused on cardiac resynchronization therapy, will have the medtech giant paying the provider if certain patient metrics are not met, according to a spokesperson for the health system.

By Nick Paul Taylor • April 01, 2021

SOC Telemed acquires acute telehealth vendor Access Physicians for $194M

Relying on inorganic growth to drive revenue could be a bit of a gamble for SOC Telemed, which took on a considerable amount of debt to fund the purchase and is facing a flagging topline.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 01, 2021

IBM, Cleveland Clinic launch 10-year quantum computing deal

The joint venture will also investigate approaches to public health crises for proactive ways to head off the next viral emergency, averting another COVID-19 catastrophe.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 30, 2021

DOJ to investigate UnitedHealth's $13B Change buy

"The parties have been working cooperatively with the DOJ and will continue to do so," Change Health said in a Friday filing with the SEC.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 29, 2021

Stryker, Zimmer make data and analytics top priority as robotic procedures ramp up

Through partnerships with big tech or developments of smart implants, the orthopaedic companies say tapping troves of patient data is the next logical strategic step.

By Ricky Zipp • March 29, 2021