AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
AHA Center for Health Innovation’s Market Scan articles provide insights and analysis on the field’s latest developments in health care disruption, transformation and innovation.
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In the rapidly growing robot assistant market, home products giant Black…
In what could be the first step toward a larger-scale play down the road, Amazon recently launched a pilot virtual primary care program called Amazon Care to give some of its Seattle-area employees and their families quicker access to care without the need for an appointment. Assuming the pilot…
Separating hype from reality can be challenging when assessing artificial intelligence and its potential to transform how work is done in administrative, clinical, operations and financial settings. But a new AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Insights report — “AI and the Health Care…
As with many emerging technologies, it’s not easy to forecast the impact artificial intelligence will have on hospitals and health systems. But there is a way for organizations to test their AI plans. A new companion Market Insights report — “Scenario Planning for the AI-Enabled Health Care System…
The direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing market is booming after getting off to a slow start more than a decade ago. Millions of consumers are buying test kits and related services outside of health care providers to learn more about their ancestry, genealogy or kinship, risks of developing…
The latest AHA Annual Survey Database™ includes new data points that will shed light on hospitals' and health systems' moves to address social determinants, population health and the changing payment landscape. Now available for pre-order, the AHA’s rich and growing set of data empowers hospitals,…
If you needed any more proof that consumers are getting more aggressive in finding ways to lower their health care costs, look no further than the growing presence of Groupon and MDsave in offering coupons and vouchers for health care tests.
It may be a brief snapshot in time, but second-quarter global venture capital investments in digital health startups provided another illustration of where many financiers believe the field is headed. Global investor support for artificial intelligence in health care set a record in both deals and…
In a move long anticipated, wearable device maker Fitbit is expanding its services to include care management and personal coaching for those with chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease. The Fitbit Premium service, slated to begin in October, will allow users to share data with their…
As digital health technologies enable changes in how and where care is delivered, hospitals and health systems must evaluate their strategic direction. A new AHA Center for Health Innovation report — “Digital Transformation: Anywhere Care” — offers insights and analysis about the three shifts made…