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Smile Digital Health Closes $30M to Expand Health Data Fabric Platform

HIT Consultant

(doing business as Smile Digital Health) (“Smile”), a FHIR® health data fabric (HDF) and exchange solutions provider raises $30M in Series B growth capital led by existing investors including UPMC Enterprises.

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Beyond The Four, Don’t Count Out the ”W’s” for Healthcare Innovation: Walgreens and Walmart

Health Populi

**While Amazon and Google get lots of positive PR and media attention as major healthcare industry disruptors, don’t forget about the two big “W’s,” Walgreens and Walmart, in the healthcare innovator mix. The complications of healthcare are, today, the opportunities to develop innovations and novel on-ramps for health care.

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Leveraging API Infrastructure to Avoid Healthcare Data Silos

HIT Consultant

Erica Jain, CEO and co-founder of Healthie Healthcare providers depend on comprehensive patient data to make fast, informed decisions. These silos of data were constructed around intentional business decisions to hold data, making it harder for new entrants – both EHR platforms and practices.

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Healthcare’s Evolution: Important Healthcare Trends in 2024

GoMoHealth

AI is emerging as the linchpin of healthcare innovation, streamlining processes and elevating diagnostic capabilities. Why is there so much emphasis on AI-powered insights in 2024? Notably, telehealth platforms are seamlessly intertwining with electronic health records (EHRs), creating a more comprehensive approach to patient care.

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AI and machine learning can implement positive change for the broader health ecosystem

Cloud Blogs

While researchers work to unlock lifesaving discoveries and develop new approaches to urgent health issues, advancements in technology can help accelerate and scale new solutions. The fragmentation of health data" , Travis May, Medium, July 31, 2018.

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Healthcare Interoperability Has Arrived: 3 Ways to Harness the Potential

HIT Consultant

Healthcare tech companies can finally more easily share data with others in the healthcare ecosystem and create tools that are interoperable with healthcare systems. – Take note of how organizations like Health Level Seven (HL7) are approaching and helping to launch interoperable solutions.

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Power to the People: David Goldsmith of WEGO Health — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

The company is also working with healthcare providers, bringing patients in to patient advisory boards, serving as part of a team to help co-create new services. Companies and healthcare providers now seem to want to involve patients as part of a co-creating process over time, not just at the design and pre-launch phases.