Consumer

President Biden failed to overturn a U.S. International Trade Commission ban on sales and imports of Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2.

Brian Esterly, CEO of TimeDoc Health, discusses health IT's role in bringing together patients and care teams and facilitating self-care management, particularly for patients with chronic conditions in healthcare deserts.  

Employers aligned with Carrum can offer two years of treatment coverage to non-metastatic breast cancer patients via Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute.

Guidehealth acquired Arcadia's managed services organization and value-based care services division. It also signed an agreement to leverage its data analytics platform.

Steven Ullman, the University of Miami's director at the Center for Health Management and Policy, discusses telehealth use during and following the pandemic, why patient and provider satisfaction varies, and policy predictions for 2024.  

The award will support veterans' access to the California-based virtual reality company's FDA-authorized at-home chronic low back pain offering, RelieVRx.

As host of HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, Robert Havasy, senior director of the Personal Connected Health Alliance at HIMSS, discusses the cautious optimism and warnings he heard from speakers and attendees about AI technology and its progress.  

The company will use the funds to prepare for commercialization in the U.S., enhance its platform and seek FDA clearance for its VERAFEYE platform.

Leaders in digital health foresee investors having a high bar for funding in 2024, looking toward companies with proven modalities and a clear pathway to profitability.

At the HIMSS AI Conference in San Diego, panelists discussed the steps needed to strategically incorporate AI into the healthcare setting.