Digital health funding shift could pave way for more mergers, deals, experts believe
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 01, 2023
More mergers and acquisitions could occur within the digital healthcare sector as smaller point solutions reach deals with a larger platform, experts predict.
A Place for Mom is sold to new investors
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2017
A Place for Mom is being sold to technology investment firm Silver Lake and global growth equity firm General Atlantic by its current investor, growth private equity firm Warburg Pincus, the companies...
Health system, payer telehealth efforts to be rated in new study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2019
Health system and payer-led telehealth efforts will be rated when J.D. Power releases the results of its first study of consumer satisfaction with telehealth programs in November, the company announced...
More news for Tuesday, Dec. 6
Dec 06, 2016
Women with dementia receive less medical attention … The Senate was expected to vote on the 21st Century Cures legislation today … 89% of adults over 50 own some type of mobile device and 73%...
Walmart to shut down virtual care platform and health centers, as profits sputter
By
Adam Healy
May 03, 2024
Walmart disclosed it will pull the plug on its health and virtual care delivery products as a result of high operational costs.
K4 Connect integrates Garmin wearable devices into its platform
By
Alyssa Salela
Jul 19, 2017
Technology company K4 Connect and Garmin International have partnered to encourage activity among senior living residents.
51 percent of tweets about dementia contain stigma: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2017
Fifty-one percent of tweets by private users of Twitter accounts contain comments that are stigmatizing when they mention dementia or the people who have it, according to a recently published study.
Robot incorporates ChatGPT, tai-chi and bubble blowing for senior entertainment
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 13, 2023
A new robot created by a startup Andromeda Robotics uses ChatGPT and possesses various capabilities like blowing bubbles and leading Tai-Chi.
Diversified Healthcare Trust’s senior living portfolio sees month-over-month improvements
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 25, 2023
The performance of Diversified Healthcare Trust’s senior housing operating portfolio, or SHOP, improved slightly in September, despite the company’s uphill climb with a post-pandemic recovery. That’s...
CareWorx raises $17 million in private equity funding
Mar 21, 2018
Global managed services provider and senior care technology company CareWorx has closed a $17 million round of funding from California-based Kayne Partners.