# Preventative Health * **Definition:** Health care practices aimed at preventing diseases and maintaining health, including screenings, wellness checks, and lifestyle interventions, rather than treating illnesses after they occur. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Preventative Health ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Preventative Health**, for healthcare technology leaders * 10K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/29/2025 | [**North America Preventive Healthcare Technologies And Services Market Trends 2025**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/north-america-preventive-healthcare-technologies-tfraf/) | [[Linkedin]] | | 5/19/2025 | [**Arineta's SpotLight Duo CT Scanner Receives FDA Clearance for Low-Dose Lung Cancer Screening**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/05/19/fda-clearance-enables-dual-heart-lung-screening-in-single-image/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 5/12/2025 | [**City of Hope debuts Hope Plaza, $400M outpatient facility**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/oncology/city-of-hope-debuts-hope-plaza-400m-outpatient-facility/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/8/2025 | [**Answers needed on health overspend, says deputy - AOL.com**](https://www.aol.com/news/answers-needed-health-overspend-says-084119912.html) | [[AOL]] | | 4/7/2025 | [**Transforming Healthcare with AI and Deviceless Remote Patient Monitoring**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/04/07/transforming-healthcare-with-ai-and-deviceless-remote-patient-monitoring/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 4/4/2025 | [**How Wearable Tech Is Reshaping Preventative Health - News-Medical**](https://www.news-medical.net/health/How-Wearable-Tech-Is-Reshaping-Preventative-Health.aspx) | [[News Medical Net]] | | 3/20/2025 | [**OURA Appoints Ricky Bloomfield, MD as Chief Medical Officer - Morningstar**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20250320135730/ura-appoints-ricky-bloomfield-md-as-chief-medical-officer) | [[Morningstar]] | | 3/20/2025 | [**OURA Appoints Ricky Bloomfield, MD as Chief Medical Officer - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ura-appoints-ricky-bloomfield-md-120000286.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 2/12/2025 | [**DNA Health & Wellness Brings Advanced Preventative Health and Longevity Solutions to the Capital**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dna-health--wellness-brings-advanced-preventative-health-and-longevity-solutions-to-the-capital-302375049.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/21/2025 | [**Global IoT in Healthcare Market Set to Surpass USD 1 Trillion by 2035 Highlight Rapid ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/global-iot-healthcare-market-set-160000510.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/14/2025 | [**Healthcare Trends Shaping 2025 And Insights For Industry Leaders - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2025/01/14/healthcare-trends-shaping-2025-and-insights-for-industry-leaders/) | [[Forbes]] | | 1/14/2025 | [**25 Executive Digital Health Predictions o Watch in 2025**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/01/14/25-executive-digital-health-predictions-trends-to-watch-in-2025/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 12/23/2024 | [**China's Digital Healthcare Transformation: Local Vendors Lead 2025 EHR Adoption ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinas-digital-healthcare-transformation-local-150000005.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 12/19/2024 | [**mHealth Solutions Market Forecast: Insights on Growth Factors and 13.9AGR through 2031**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mhealth-solutions-market-forecast-insights-growth-factors-8vkbe) | [[Linkedin]] | | 12/6/2024 | [**eMerge Americas Announces 2025 Healthtech Innovation Hub Presented by Jackson ...**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241206dc73407/emerge-americas-announces-2025-healthtech-innovation-hub-presented-by-jackson-health-system-and-uhealth-welcoming-new-strategic-partners) | [[Morningstar]] | | 12/6/2024 | [**eMerge Americas Announces 2025 Healthtech Innovation Hub Presented by Jackson ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/emerge-americas-announces-2025-healthtech-innovation-hub-presented-by-jackson-health-system-and-uhealth-welcoming-new-strategic-partners-302324635.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 12/6/2024 | [**eMerge Americas Announces 2025 Healthtech Innovation Hub Presented by Jackson ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/emerge-americas-announces-2025-healthtech-115700582.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 11/26/2024 | [**Remote Patient Monitoring Market to Expand by USD 3.31 Billion (2024-2028), Focus on ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/remote-patient-monitoring-market-to-expand-by-usd-3-31-billion-2024-2028-focus-on-chronic-disease-management-ai-powered-market-evolution---technavio-302315566.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 11/25/2024 | [**Electronic Health Records Market size is set to grow by USD 54.7 billion from 2024-2028 ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/electronic-health-records-market-size-is-set-to-grow-by-usd-54-7-billion-from-2024-2028--benefits-of-ehr-leading-to-rise-in-adoption-to-boost-the-market-growth-technavio-302314995.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 11/23/2024 | [**Comprehensive Report on the Remote Patient Monitoring Services Market Size from 2024 to 2031**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/comprehensive-report-remote-patient-monitoring-services-market-yqnqc) | [[Linkedin]] | | 9/12/2024 | [**BioNexus Gene Lab Corp. Signs Strategic Partnership MOU with Shenzhen Rongguang ...**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/9229974/bionexus-gene-lab-corp-signs-strategic-partnership-mou-with-shenzhen-rongguang-group-to-advance-cancer-screening-precision-medicine-and-preventative-healthcare-solutions) | [[Morningstar]] | | 9/4/2024 | [**The Patient Engagement Solutions Market is expected to grow at a robust CAGR of 13-17 ...**](https://dailyinvestorhub.com/the-patient-engagement-solutions-market-is-expected-to-grow-at-a-robust-cagr-of-13-17-in-the-coming-years/) | dailyinvestorhub.com | | 7/17/2024 | [**CrossTx Partners With Artemis Global RPM to Expand Remote Patient Monitoring and ... - WFXR**](https://www.wfxrtv.com/business/press-releases/accesswire/889559/crosstx-partners-with-artemis-global-rpm-to-expand-remote-patient-monitoring-and-chronic-care-management-nationwide) | wfxrtv.com | | 7/17/2024 | [**CrossTx Partners With Artemis Global RPM to Expand Remote Patient Monitoring and ...**](https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274459719/crosstx-partners-with-artemis-global-rpm-to-expand-remote-patient-monitoring-and-chronic-care-management-nationwide) | bignewsnetwork.com | | 7/17/2024 | [**CrossTx Partners With Artemis Global RPM to Expand Remote Patient Monitoring and ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crosstx-partners-artemis-global-rpm-120000954.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Prenuvo**: A leader in proactive whole-body MRI screening, emphasizing early detection and preventative health. - **Upfront Healthcare**: A digital health company that engages patients through automated outreach to improve adherence to preventive care. - **DNA Health & Wellness**: Operating a new health optimization clinic in Abu Dhabi, focusing on preventative healthcare. - **Insight Health System**: A healthcare organization dedicated to enhancing patient-centered care through AI-driven preventative health initiatives. - **Advocate Health**: A healthcare system that has achieved significant savings through participation in value-based care programs, emphasizing preventative care and chronic disease management. - **Tia**: A primary care and women's health company that integrates various health services to improve preventive care and chronic disease management. - **UnitedHealth Group**: A major health insurer that emphasizes value-based care and preventative health strategies to improve patient outcomes. - **Function Health**: A startup offering regular lab testing for health tracking, co-founded by Dr. Mark Hyman. - **Philips**: A healthcare technology company that integrates advanced monitoring solutions for preventative health. - **Thrive AI Health**: A startup focused on personalized behavioral change health coaching using generative AI to enhance disease prevention. - **CURA**: The company behind the Oura Ring, focusing on health wearables and preventative health practices. - **WELL Health Technologies Corp.**: A healthcare provider that operates a network of clinics and partners with HEALWELL AI to enhance patient access to clinical trials. - **Guidehealth**: A health tech startup focused on supporting healthcare providers with value-based care models through advanced technology. - **Anasens**: Developing rapid, portable technology for drug detection, aiming to enhance preventive care strategies. - **GE Healthcare**: A major contributor to RPM technologies, enhancing patient engagement and health monitoring. - **HEALWELL**: A healthcare technology company acquiring Orion Health to enhance capabilities in early disease detection. - **Oura**: A leading health technology company known for its smart ring, focusing on preventative health through personalized data. - **Lightbeam Health Solutions**: Offers advisory services to healthcare organizations to improve outcomes and reduce costs through targeted, data-driven care strategies. - **Carrum Health**: Focuses on managing specialty care costs for self-insured employers through value-based care programs. - **Arete Health**: Partnering with InsideTracker to provide personalized health coaching and actionable recommendations. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Thrive AI Health and OpenAI**: Collaboration to provide AI-enabled health coaching targeting key areas for disease prevention. - **OBHPN and Alera Health**: A partnership aimed at creating a clinically integrated network to improve quality and cost efficiency of whole-person care. - **Upfront Healthcare and Prisma Health**: Established a partnership to enhance patient engagement through automated outreach, significantly improving health outcomes. - **Health Promotion Board of Singapore with Google and Abbott**: Piloting programs to promote self-health management through data-driven recommendations. - **Tia and CommonSpirit Health**: Collaboration to create integrated women's health clinics, expanding access to preventive care. - **Emory Healthcare and Guidehealth**: A partnership aimed at enhancing primary care services and preventive care for over 350,000 patients in Georgia. - **Tia and UCSF Health**: Partnership aimed at improving women's health services through integrated care models. - **Lightbeam Health Solutions**: Collaborates with healthcare organizations to implement population health strategies aimed at improving patient care and financial goals. - **Arete Health and InsideTracker**: Collaborating to provide personalized health coaching based on comprehensive blood testing. - **BayCare and Cadence**: Partnered to launch a remote monitoring program for seniors with chronic conditions, utilizing technology for proactive healthcare. - **WELL Health and HEALWELL AI**: Expanded their alliance to manage clinical trial sites, enhancing patient access to clinical research. - **OXIHER**: Collaboration between Ochsner Health and Xavier University to address health disparities through targeted interventions. - **CURA and Amazon/Target**: Expanding retail presence to enhance accessibility of health wearables. - **Carrum Health**: Partnering with health systems to implement value-based care programs targeting substance use disorder. - **BioNexus and Shenzhen Rongguang**: A strategic partnership to enhance cancer screening and preventative healthcare services across Southeast Asia and China. - **Avant Technologies and Ainnova Tech Inc.**: Collaborating to develop a low-cost retinal camera integrated with Vision AI software for early disease detection. - **BioNexus Gene Lab Corp. and Shenzhen Rongguang Health Group**: A strategic partnership to leverage molecular diagnostics for cancer screening and preventative healthcare. - **CrossTx and Artemis Global RPM**: This partnership aims to streamline RPM and CCM programs, enhancing patient engagement and reducing administrative burdens. - **Bumrungrad International Hospital and Golden Helix**: A multiyear agreement to integrate genomic technology into clinical workflows for improved cancer and hereditary disease diagnostics. - **QE Group**: Joined the Project-COMFORT consortium to innovate blood collection and diagnostics through microsampling technology. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Universal Design**: Promotes preventive care by ensuring barrier-free access to healthcare facilities, enhancing health literacy and patient engagement. - **DNA Health Clinic**: Offering personalized treatments and advanced therapies focused on prevention and early detection. - **AI-Driven Predictive Analytics**: Utilized to identify risk factors and alert healthcare providers to potential health issues before they escalate. - **Automated Patient Outreach**: Upfront Healthcare's digital outreach program has successfully engaged patients in preventive screenings, showcasing the effectiveness of technology in improving health outcomes. - **Healthtech Innovation Hub**: A conference showcasing advancements in health technology, emphasizing preventative healthcare and collaboration among industry leaders. - **mHealth Solutions Market**: Projected to grow significantly, driven by advancements in technology and a focus on preventive healthcare. - **AI-Powered Self-Triage Tools**: Transforming patient engagement by providing personalized health assessments and facilitating quicker access to care. - **Cancer Vaccines Market**: Projected growth driven by preventive healthcare initiatives, particularly HPV and Hepatitis B vaccines. - **Telehealth Integration**: The rise of telehealth solutions post-pandemic has accelerated the shift towards remote patient monitoring and proactive health management. - **AI in Healthcare**: Transforming patient care by facilitating faster discharges, curating treatment plans, and suggesting lifestyle changes. - **Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)**: A growing sector focusing on real-time health data collection to enhance patient engagement and chronic disease management. - **Value-Based Care Models**: The healthcare industry is shifting towards value-based care, focusing on quality and outcomes rather than service quantity, with initiatives like Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) promoting preventative care. - **Telehealth and AI-enabled devices**: Increasing access to healthcare for marginalized populations, particularly in rural areas. - **Wearable Technology**: Devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers are enabling users to monitor health metrics and promote healthier habits. - **Digital Patient Monitoring Devices**: A rapidly expanding market, driven by technological advancements and increasing consumer demand for personalized healthcare. - **Medical Smart Rings**: An emerging technology in wearable healthcare, projected to grow significantly, offering real-time health data tracking. - **Value-Based Care (VBC)**: Healthcare systems are shifting towards VBC models, emphasizing quality care and patient engagement. - **AI and Digital Health Solutions**: Technological advancements in AI and big data analytics are driving innovations in eHealth, enabling personalized treatment plans and real-time patient monitoring. - **Prenuvo Enhanced**: A new bundled offering enhancing core MRI screening services with additional capabilities. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Access to Preventive Care**: Barriers such as transportation, food insecurity, and financial limitations hinder access to necessary screenings and treatments. - **Underutilization of Preventative Healthcare**: Only 8% of Americans participate in routine screenings, leading to significant financial losses and missed prevention opportunities. - **Healthcare Costs**: The U.S. healthcare system's high spending with poor outcomes highlights the need for preventative care. - **Healthcare Costs and Aging Population**: The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and an aging population necessitate the adoption of preventative care strategies to manage costs effectively. - **Healthcare Disparities**: Significant barriers exist for underserved communities in accessing preventive screenings and affordable medications. - **Health Equity**: Addressing barriers to care for marginalized populations remains a significant challenge. - **Health Inequities**: Addressing systemic inequities in healthcare access and outcomes remains a significant challenge. - **Data Privacy**: Concerns regarding data privacy and security in the use of wearable devices and telehealth solutions. - **Data Security Concerns**: Ongoing issues related to data privacy and security in the implementation of digital health solutions. - **Corporate Ownership in Healthcare**: The corporatization of primary care raises concerns about the future of independent practices and the quality of personalized care. - **Trust in AI Models**: The need for trustworthy AI models in healthcare to ensure reliable assessments of cardiovascular risk factors. - **Data Accuracy and Compliance**: Challenges related to ensuring the accuracy of health data collected through wearable devices and compliance with regulations. - **Regulatory Hurdles**: Challenges in navigating regulatory requirements for new health technologies and devices. - **Cybersecurity in Healthcare**: A significant concern as 45% of healthcare organizations lack standardized cybersecurity processes, raising vulnerabilities. - **Transition to Value-Based Care**: While many providers are moving towards value-based care, challenges remain, particularly for smaller practices lacking the necessary technology infrastructure. - **Ethical Concerns in AI**: Trust issues regarding AI in healthcare, with significant concerns about risk and data privacy. - **Effectiveness of Mental Health Apps**: Debates surrounding the effectiveness of mental health applications in providing adequate support and care. - **Regulatory Variations**: Challenges in the RPM sector due to differing regulations and reimbursement policies. - **AI Misinformation**: While 95% of medical researchers believe AI will enhance knowledge discovery, 94% fear its potential for spreading misinformation. ## Related Topics [[Preventative Care]]; [[Preventive Medicine]]; [[Disease Prevention]]