Jonah Comstock

Sometimes the ways technology can improve the patient experience are complex new sensors, patient engagement apps, or telepresence robots.

Deborah Estrin ResearchKit is finally coming to Android.

Fitbit Surge Fitbit has added a new functionality to its Fitbit Charge HR and Fitbit Surge trackers that will enable the device to readily distinguish between different kinds of movement, and has also upgraded the heart rate sensors in the trackers.

Michael Millenson There appears to be a broad consensus that patient-centeredness is important to the future of healthcare, according to a new report from the Urban Institute.

HealthCrowd has raised $2.

With every new innovator in digital health, it seems like there's a temptation to crown an "Uber for Health" that will disrupt the industry in a radical consumer-facing way.

iMedicalApps broke the news today that Epocrates, an athenahealth subsidiary, has pulled its Bugs + Drugs app from the app store.

Heart rate-tracking wearable Jawbone has laid off 60 employees, 15 percent of its workforce, according to a report in TechCrunch.

Services from telemedicine to retail clinics to concierge care services are disrupting primary care, and primary care practices need to adapt to stay relevant, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute (HRI).

Ochsner Health System's O Bar Evidation Health, a company launched by GE Ventures and Stanford Health, which works with various companies working in healthcare to develop a body of robust clinical evidence for digital health interventions, has announced a partnership with Ochsner Health System.