Provata Health’s implementation of its digital health promotion program, Healthy Team Healthy U (HTHU), has helped patients improve health outcomes and to sustain those results at a higher rate than without the program.

Richland Hills, Texas-based National HME acquired Allcare Medical last week, a move that furthers National HME’s reach as the nation’s largest provider of technological medical equipment for the hospice industry. This is the second major acquisition for National HME this year.

Researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have developed a new method to treating spina bifida in utero, a patch comprised of a layer of the umbilical cord.

One company best known for its copy-making services is dipping its toes in the telemedicine field. Xerox is launching Virtual Health Solutions, a technology platform designed to bring healthcare to patients through mobile or remote technology, similar to other telemedicine providers. 

A Fitbit that can track more than just your steps has been developed and may reduce the risk of ACL injuries in female soccer players.

Encouragement can go a long way, and healthcare companies are taking advantage of that fact by developing personalized recommendations for their patients.

Healthcare providers and public health officials alike are itching to get national and global anti-Zika plans off the ground as soon as possible, especially as mosquito season takes hold in the Northern Hemisphere.

Technology-based health solutions, telemedicine and other electronic communication between physician and patients are gaining popularity as ways to integrate medicine, prevention and health measurements into the rest of patient’s usually technology-laden lives.