BOSTON—It’s possible that a perfect storm is brewing for digital health, according to the participants of the virtualized acute care reimbursement during the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit.

BOSTON—Despite the rapidly burgeoning digital health market, the general healthcare industry isn’t aware of many of the products and companies in the space, said Malay Gandhi, chief strategy officer for Rock Health, speaking at the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit.

Cleveland Clinic Innovations, the commercialization arm of Cleveland Clinic, has named Gary Fingerhut as executive director.

Recent guidance from the Institute of Medicine talks about the need for 90 percent or more of point-of-care clinical decisions to be evidence-based.

Gartner, a Stamford, Conn.-based IT research firm, identified ten strategic technology trends that it advises companies to plan for in 2014 and beyond.

Medical technology companies need a new approach to innovation to keep their competitive edge, according to a report from PwC's Health Research Institute.

After working in health IT (HIT) for 30-plus years, no one could accuse Charles Christian of being a Luddite. However, as a participant in a half dozen health information exchanges (HIEs) at his former post in Indiana—and even more transitions in federal health policy—Christian is not naïve about what HIT can and cannot do when it comes to managing population health.

Google has announced Calico, a new company that will focus on health and well-being, in particular the challenge of aging and associated diseases.