There are few sectors outside of healthcare that are more emblematic of both digital technology’s potential and the challenges that come with implementing it. In an era where digital transformation is sweeping across industries, the healthcare sector finds itself grappling with the challenge of modernizing...
Telehealth has evolved from a niche service to a central element of healthcare, a shift accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This evolution reflects a broader move toward digital health solutions that fundamentally change patient care. “We’re creating that on-demand experience for patients to get care...
April Koh, at 31, stands as the youngest woman to lead a multi-billion dollar company as CEO of Spring Health, a mental health tech startup now valued at $3.3 billion. Koh’s journey began at Yale University, where personal experiences with mental health challenges sparked an...
Digital innovation, no matter the sector, relies on scalable, secure and interoperable technological infrastructure. Within healthcare, where innovation is often spoken about but rarely fully realized at scale, those needs are crucial to transforming — and standardizing — the way care and research are delivered...
GE HealthCare is teaming with Amazon to help clinicians improve diagnoses using artificial intelligence (AI). The partnership between GE and Amazon’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) division, announced Thursday (July 25), comes as AI continues to make inroads into the health sector. In this case, GE...
We exist within an era where technology constantly pushes the boundaries of what is possible. And it doesn’t appear to be stopping any time soon. That’s why PYMNTS sat down with Steve Sterling, Managing Director for the Americas at Holoconnects, to unpack the applications of...
Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) MedTech arm displayed resilience in its second quarter, navigating inflationary headwinds while prioritizing innovation. The unit, a key driver for J&J, remains committed to full-year growth targets despite temporary setbacks in its vision care business. Challenges arose from distributor adjustments in...
Healthcare AI startup Huma has raised $80 million to develop its new digital health cloud platform. The platform, announced Tuesday (July 16), is designed to bolster the company’s digital health initiatives while also letting others launch and scale their own products. “With its Huma Cloud...
Mastercard and the Medical Tourism Association (MTA) have teamed up to modernize the medical tourism experience for patients and providers around the world. The MTA will launch a one-stop platform called Better by MTA that will not only help arrange medical treatments but also use Mastercard’s commercial virtual...
