⚡️ Top 10 news of the week

A curated list of every week's most relevant links on Digital Health News, hand-picked for you.

Spotlight of the week 🤩: SimpliFed

SimpliFed is the telehealth platform democratizing access to baby feeding and breastfeeding services. By providing high-quality virtual care covered by insurance, the Ithaca, New York-based company envisions a world where every parent feels good about feeding their family – because baby feeding and breastfeeding is central to maternal and infant health. Founded in 2019 by Andrea Ippolito, a biomedical engineer and mom of two, SimpliFed provides evidence-based and inclusive virtual baby feeding services to everyone, no matter how they choose to feed their baby. SimpliFed’s mission is to create a new model for optimal baby feeding by building trusted relationships with parents, partnering with healthcare payers and providers, and shifting policy, practice, and narratives to drive health and economic equity, starting with baby’s first foods.

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Hey there Insider,

Hope you had a fantastic week!

Let’s go straight to the point and dig into the latest updates on the digital healthcare industry so you can be a top insider starting today. 💪

💡Know your industry

• H1 2023 digital health funding: A brave new (lower funding) world.

• HCA reports data security incident affecting estimated 11M patients.

• M&A transactions heat up to pre-pandemic levels, Kaufman Hall finds.

• Tackling healthcare’s biggest burdens with generative AI.

• Telehealth should not be considered a one-size-fits-all-diseases solution.

• The Plight of Primary Care, Part 1.

😏 Companies to keep in sight

• Google is testing its medical AI chatbot at the Mayo Clinic.

• CMS to return $9B to 340B hospitals under new plan.

🙌 Startup of the week

• Octave nabs $52M, eyes expansion of in-network therapy services to all 50 states in 2024.

⭐️ Upcoming event

• July 26, 2023 | Online. 

  • DHI Roundtable → FemTech: Innovation and Opportunities to Close the Gender Gap.

Talk to you soon! 😉

Digital Health Insider.