AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
AHA Center for Health Innovation鈥檚 Market Scan articles provide insights and analysis on the field鈥檚 latest developments in health care disruption, transformation and innovation.
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Teladoc has begun offering access to some of its general medical telehealth services through Amazon鈥檚 Alexa voice assistant and Echo devices. Under the partnership, consumers can now give the command 鈥淎lexa, I want to talk to a doctor鈥 at any time of the day and they will be routed to a Teladoc鈥
Here are the top medical innovations the Cleveland Clinic sees for 2022, including next-gen of mRNA vaccinology, PSMA-targeted therapy for prostate cancer, novel drug treatment for type 2 diabetes, and artificial intelligence (AI) for early sepsis detection.
Learn how virtual reality is making its way into healthcare, offering innovative solutions for surgical training, chronic pain management, and cognitive rehabilitation.
Health care organizations reported new levels of use in patient portals, online health information gathering and mobile apps in the 2021 Most Wired Survey conducted by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
The Hippocratic oath has provided an ethical guide for physicians for centuries. Updating language about patient privacy to include data privacy and acknowledging the transformative impact medical technologies like artificial intelligence and robotics have in providing care could help younger鈥
For the first time in nearly two decades, staffing shortages replaced financial challenges as the top concern among CEOs in the American College of Healthcare Executives鈥 annual survey. In December, a Moody鈥檚 Investors Service report forecast that staffing shortages and labor costs will bring鈥
Pilot programs in America and Europe are examining the value of employing a mix of in-person and telehealth services in settings outside of hospitals, and recently published Mayo Clinic research indicates many patients prefer the hybrid approach. One such program is Mayo鈥檚 Care Hotel.
Service lines continue to be interrupted by COVID-19, with no end in sight. The health care workforce is stressed out and stretched thinly amid the so-called Great Resignation wave. Care delivery increasingly is being moved from hospitals to outpatient facilities and the home, thanks in part to an鈥
Walmart recently partnered with Health at Scale, a company that uses predictive artificial intelligence to direct patients to providers who match their specific health needs.
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.