# Health * **Definition:** The overall state of physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, often enhanced through the use of digital technologies and innovations in healthcare delivery. * **Taxonomy:** Sectors / Health ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Health**, for healthcare technology leaders * 802K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/17/2025 | [**Weekly Roundup - May 17, 2025 - Healthcare IT Today**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/05/17/weekly-roundup-may-17-2025/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 4/29/2025 | [**The Future Of Healthcare - AI And Telemedicine's Expanding Role - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/sites/garydrenik/2025/04/29/the-future-of-healthcareai-and-telemedicines-expanding-role/) | [[Forbes]] | | 4/28/2025 | [**Digital Health in East Africa: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Experimentation, and the Market**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/digital-health-east-africa-innovation-entrepreneurship-atjkf) | [[Linkedin]] | | 4/27/2025 | [**Personal Health Record Software Market Growth Application and Geography Trends, Business Trends, Size, Growth**](http://prsync.com/maximize-market-research---mc/personal-health-record-software-market-growth-application-and-geography-trends-business-trends-size-growth---4727523/) | [[PRSync]] | | 4/24/2025 | [**Health Net, Dignity Health and Vivant Health Partner to Improve Patient Care in Sacramento ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/health-net-dignity-health-and-vivant-health-partner-to-improve-patient-care-in-sacramento-hospitals-302431987.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/22/2025 | [**Mental Health Conditions Ranked as the Number One Telehealth Diagnostic ... - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mental-health-conditions-ranked-as-the-number-one-telehealth-diagnostic-category-nationally-and-in-all-regions-from-july-to-december-2024-302433617.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/15/2025 | [**HealthTech Market Size to Reach $3140.9 Billion by 2033 Globally, at 13.1AGR**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthtech-market-size-to-reach-3-140-9-billion-by-2033-globally-at-13-1-cagr-allied-market-research-302428710.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/15/2025 | [**HealthTech Market Size to Reach $3140.9 Billion by 2033 Globally, at 13.1AGR**](https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/healthtech-market-size-to-reach-3-140-9-billion-by-2033-globally-at-13-1-cagr-allied-market-research-d805fed4) | [[MarketWatch]] | | 4/10/2025 | [**Merger ion in Telehealth**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/merger-acquisition-in-telehealth/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 2/13/2025 | [**CharmHealth Connects Entire Ecosystem of Healthcare Stakeholders With New ... - Business Wire**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/beverlyhillschamber/20250213760672/en) | [[Business Wire]] | | 2/13/2025 | [**Health IT Business News, Financial Edition - February 13, 2025**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/health-it-business-news-financial-edition-february-13-2025/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 2/11/2025 | [**PDS Health Highlights Link Between Oral Health and Heart Health During American Heart Month**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pds-health-highlights-link-between-oral-health-and-heart-health-during-american-heart-month-302373303.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 2/11/2025 | [**PDS Health Highlights Link Between Oral Health and Heart Health During American Heart Month**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pds-health-highlights-between-oral-140000907.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 2/6/2025 | [**Spring Health Study Published in JAMA Network Open Demonstrates 1.9x ROI of Employer ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spring-health-study-published-in-jama-network-open-demonstrates-1-9x-roi-of-employer-sponsored-behavioral-health-benefits-302369624.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 2/5/2025 | [**Virtual Healthcare February 2025**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/virtual-healthcare-february-2025/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 2/5/2025 | [**Teladoc Health to Acquire Catapult Health, Advancing Integrated Care Strategy**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/9353282/teladoc-health-to-acquire-catapult-health-advancing-integrated-care-strategy) | [[Morningstar]] | | 1/31/2025 | [**Smart Healthcare Market to Grow by USD 125.7 Billion (2024-2028), Rising Demand for Remote Health Monitoring Boosts Market, with AI Redefining Trends - Technavio**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/smart-healthcare-market-to-grow-by-usd-125-7-billion-2024-2028-rising-demand-for-remote-health-monitoring-boosts-market-with-ai-redefining-trends---technavio-302365329.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/31/2025 | [**Smart Healthcare Market to Grow by USD 125.7 Billion (2024-2028), Rising Demand for ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/smart-healthcare-market-grow-usd-224300031.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/28/2025 | [**Treatment.com AI Enters Into a Binding Letter of Intent to Acquire Alea Health Holdings ...**](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/treatment-com-ai-enters-into-a-binding-letter-of-intent-to-acquire-alea-health-holdings-limited-adding-an-ai-powered-voice-agent-and-mental-health-to-its-platform-1034275464) | [[Business Insider Markets]] | | 1/28/2025 | [**Treatment.com AI Enters Into a Binding Letter of Intent to Acquire Alea Health Holdings ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/treatment-com-ai-enters-binding-080000095.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/9/2025 | [**HealthEC and VirtualHealth Unite to Launch Elligint Health: Redefining the Future of Healthcare with Intelligent Solutions**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250109141307/en/HealthEC-and-VirtualHealth-Unite-to-Launch-Elligint-Health-Redefining-the-Future-of-Healthcare-with-Intelligent-Solutions/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 1/3/2025 | [**Healthcare Informatics Market Analysis 2024-2030: Trends Shaping the Industry's Growth to ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthcare-informatics-market-analysis-2024-2030-trends-shaping-the-industrys-growth-to-usd-386-820-million--valuates-reports-302341840.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 12/10/2024 | [**Building a Healthier Future With School-Based Telehealth Solutions**](https://hitconsultant.net/2024/12/10/building-a-healthier-future-with-school-based-telehealth-solutions/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 12/3/2024 | [**Risant Health closes Cone Health transaction, adds second health system in nine months**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/risant-health-closes-cone-health-transaction-adds-second-health-system-in-nine-months-302320968.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 7/10/2024 | [**Transforming Healthcare Management with Tech - TRooTech's blog**](https://nirajtrootech.hashnode.dev/healthcare-software) | nirajtrootech.hashnode.dev | ## Sector Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Spatially Health**: A company dedicated to enhancing health equity through technology. - **PDS Health**: An organization promoting the connection between oral health and overall health, particularly heart health. - **HealthEx**: A platform focused on patient consent and preferences in healthcare. - **Modern Health**: A mental health care provider utilizing AI technology to enhance care matching and improve member experiences. - **Health Commons Project**: Acquired OneHealthPort to enhance healthcare access and data interoperability. - **Accomplish Health**: A healthcare provider focusing on integrating mental health support with medical weight loss solutions. - **Health Catalyst, Inc.**: Focuses on health data interoperability and analytics to improve patient care and operational efficiency. - **HealthBus**: A digital healthcare delivery platform that enhances access to physical therapy and rehabilitation services through an interoperable scheduling platform. - **eHealth, Inc.**: A leading independent licensed insurance agency that helps Americans find suitable healthcare coverage, providing access to over 180 health insurers. - **Teladoc Health**: A telehealth provider that has launched a Cardiometabolic Health Program aimed at improving population health. - **Oracle Health**: A provider of unified health platforms aimed at improving patient care. - **Risant Health**: Acquired Cone Health to enhance access to value-based care. - **BetterHealthcare**: A healthcare technology firm acquired by HealthBus to improve care access and streamline coordination. - **HealthTap**: A digital health platform offering virtual care services, facilitating same-day appointments and improving access to primary care. - **Arete Health**: A healthcare provider offering personalized health coaching and preventative health services. - **Ferrum Health**: An AI platform that enhances security and scalability in healthcare, trusted by over 250 healthcare sites. - **Abundant Health Acquisition (aha!)**: A company that collaborates with Kyruus Health to enhance patient journeys through digital solutions. - **Syra Health**: A healthcare technology company providing training and support services to enhance the recruitment and retention of the behavioral health workforce. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Health Commons Project and OneHealthPort**: Acquisition to enhance healthcare access and quality through data interoperability. - **Health Catalyst and Contexture**: An expanded partnership to enhance health data interoperability and support quality health networks. - **Spatially Health and Janus Healthcare Partners**: A partnership aimed at integrating behavioral health services into primary care settings. - **Accomplish Health and ATA**: A partnership to integrate mental health support with bariatric care for improved patient outcomes. - **Renown Health and NRC Health**: Partnering to enhance healthcare services through human-centered solutions and data-driven insights. - **Health Catalyst and South Dakota Health Link**: Renewed agreement to improve healthcare data sharing and quality of care. - **Acquisition**: HealthBus acquires BetterHealthcare, Detail: The acquisition aims to integrate BetterHealthcare's platform into HealthBus to improve access to physical therapy and rehabilitation services. - **Risant Health and Cone Health**: Acquisition to improve health outcomes and expand value-based care. - **Vitalic and VNS Health**: Collaboration to develop a specialized geriatric behavioral health care platform aimed at improving mental health outcomes for older adults. - **Christian Healthcare Ministries and HealthTap**: Providing virtual primary and urgent care services to members. - **CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield**: Addressing social drivers affecting health outcomes through community partnerships. - **Hartford HealthCare and WellStack**: Partnering to improve data integration and analytics for better patient care. - **Independence Blue Cross and Isaac Health**: Partnered to enhance brain health support for members. - **Kaia Health and eternalHealth**: This partnership focuses on providing affordable digital therapy solutions for pain management and physical function. - **Dock Health's AI tools**: Developed in collaboration with healthcare teams to support care teams in managing patient needs more effectively. - **Thrive Global and OpenAI**: Collaborating on the AI Health Coach initiative to improve personal health management. - **Transition**: Lone Star Family Health Center to athenaOne, Detail: This transition aims to enhance patient care and operational efficiency through integrated solutions. - **Arete Health and InsideTracker**: Collaboration to provide personalized health coaching based on blood testing. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Health Equity Initiatives**: Efforts by organizations like the Health Foundation of South Florida to address health disparities. - **Mobile Health Clinics**: Initiatives to provide essential health services to underserved populations, particularly students. - **Personal Health Record (PHR) Software**: Projected growth driven by digital health technologies and patient-centric care. - **Telehealth**: Gained prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic, facilitating remote consultations and chronic condition management. - **Mental Health Integration**: Integrating behavioral health into primary care is seen as a way to improve outcomes and reduce stigma. - **Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act**: Legislation aimed at enhancing cybersecurity standards for healthcare entities. - **Health Connect**: A service by Android that simplifies health data management across multiple fitness apps. - **CharmHealthHub**: A marketplace connecting healthcare stakeholders to enhance care standards through technology. - **Women's Health Investment**: A shift towards addressing a broader range of medical conditions in women's health is emerging, highlighting an untapped market. - **Vitalic's Geriatric Behavioral Health Platform**: A new platform aimed at addressing mental health needs of older adults through a hybrid care model combining telehealth and personalized outreach. - **Personalized Healthcare Initiatives**: The Abu Dhabi Global Health Week focuses on personalized healthcare solutions and longevity science. - **Digital Health Tools**: Mobile health apps and telehealth services are enhancing patient engagement and supporting value-based care. - **Integration of technology in behavioral health**: Facilitating coordinated care between physical and mental health services. - **Telehealth Expansion**: Increasing accessibility and improving patient outcomes through remote clinical services. - **Population Health Management Tools**: Advancements in PHM tools are improving care delivery and reducing preventable hospitalizations. - **Smart Home Healthcare**: Integrates technology into home environments for remote monitoring and telemedicine, driven by IoT advancements. - **AI in Healthcare**: Enhancing diagnostics and streamlining administrative tasks, particularly in mental health care. - **Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)**: Facilitating real-time health monitoring through connected devices for personalized healthcare. - **Wearable Devices Integration**: Enhancing patient monitoring and engagement through connected health technologies. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Access to Care**: Issues related to health equity and accessibility, particularly in telehealth adoption. - **Health Disparities**: Ongoing challenges in ensuring equitable healthcare access for underserved populations. - **Health Inflation**: Higher than consumer inflation, affecting individuals' purchasing power and increasing medical expenses. - **Digital Divide**: Challenges in equitable access to digital health resources, impacting population health management. - **Access to care**: Concerns regarding insurance coverage and access to specialized healthcare providers. - **Resource Constraints**: Health systems face challenges such as limited resources and shifting patient expectations. - **Mental Health Access Barriers**: Health workers face stigma and barriers in accessing mental health care, impacting their well-being. - **Behavioral Health Demand**: Surge in demand for mental health services post-pandemic, necessitating integration into primary care. - **Healthcare Costs and Quality**: Concerns over potential increased costs and reduced quality of care due to mergers, such as the proposed Union Health and Terre Haute Regional Hospital merger. - **Access to quality healthcare for women**: Many women, particularly in underserved regions, face challenges in accessing quality healthcare, necessitating a focus on global equity. - **Data Privacy Concerns**: Challenges in the HIE market due to increasing demand for patient-centric care and data security. - **Healthcare fraud**: A concern in the context of RPM and telehealth services. - **Healthcare Affordability**: Rising healthcare costs outpacing inflation, making quality care less accessible, especially for low-income households. - **Interoperability Barriers**: Challenges such as data silos and regulatory differences hinder effective population health management, especially in emerging markets. - **Data Security**: Concerns regarding data privacy and the need for robust cybersecurity measures in patient engagement. - **Healthcare Disparities**: The U.S. ranks last among ten peer nations in health equity and access to care, despite high spending. - **Patient Engagement and Care Delivery**: The failure of Forward Health underscores the importance of balancing technology with human connection in healthcare delivery. - **Interoperability Issues**: Ongoing challenges in achieving seamless data exchange across healthcare systems.