Innovation
The Food and Drug Administration today authorized emergency use of the monoclonal antibody bebtelovimab to treat COVID-19 in outpatients at risk of progressing to severe disease or hospitalization.
A record $37.9 billion poured into the U.S. digital health market in 2021, according to CB Insights鈥 recent 鈥淪tate of Digital Health鈥 report. A large share of that money helped fund startups focusing on telehealth, mental health and wellness, and digital therapeutics.
Jumpstart Health Investors announced Jumpstart Nova, a $55 million highly anticipated fund that will invest exclusively in Black-founded and -led health care companies across health information technology, digital health, tech-enabled services, diagnostic devices, biotech, medical device鈥
Fund managers now target companies addressing health equity with solutions aimed at increasing access and improving outcomes for historically underserved and marginalized communities. Some are assessing the diversity of fund managers and allocating a percentage of funds to companies owned by Blacks鈥
Responding to a recent request for input from the field, the AHA urged the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to balance the risk and reward in its alternative payment models 鈥渋n a way that reflects the significant investments required to launch and maintain APM participation.鈥
Atrium Health officials recently shared early details with Mecklenburg County Board about a planned $1.5 billion innovation district in uptown Charlotte, N.C. The nonprofit health system is seeking a public-private partnership for the 40-acre district that would be built near a planned Wake Forest鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched for state Medicaid agencies and stakeholders on Medicaid.gov a webpage dedicated to advancing transparency and innovation for home and community-based services.
Learn how health care leaders such as Matthew Modica, vice president and chief information security officer at BJC HealthCare, are mitigating cyber risks as they take advantage of rapidly advancing technologies and respond to the pandemic.
A symposium hosted by the AHA at the HLTH conference featured a panel of experts discussing health transformation in the post-pandemic world.
Hospitals and health systems must move from 鈥渄oing digital鈥 to 鈥渂eing digital鈥 to compete in a rapidly evolving environment, writes Cynthia Perazzo, executive vice president of insights and advisory, at AVIA.