Digital Therapeutics

Digital Symptom Monitoring in Blood Cancer Patients Cuts Hospitalizations and Costs

George Padron
Oncology Care, AI & Critical Decision Support, Remote Patient Monitoring, Digital Therapeutics, Hematologic Malignancies | Apr 20, 2026
A 1,645-patient retrospective study found ePRO-based remote therapeutic monitoring reduced infection-related ED visits 34% and hospital admissions 52%, saving nearly $1M per 1,000 patients per year.

Health Systems Create Patient Chatbots to Compete with Commercial AI

Sonia Reyes
AI & Critical Decision Support, Digital Therapeutics, Healthcare Headlines, Healthcare Systems & Business, Health Information Exchange | Apr 14, 2026
Health systems deploy branded chatbots like PatientGPT and Emmie to route patients to care, but early testing reveals gaps in safety and evidence.

Walgreens Enters GLP-1 Telehealth, Focusing on Self-Pay Gap

Sonia Reyes
AI & Critical Decision Support, Digital Therapeutics, Healthcare Headlines, Telehealth & Virtual Care, Obesity & Metabolic Health | Mar 21, 2026
Walgreens Weight Management offers virtual GLP-1 visits for $49 with no monthly fee, targeting the 80% of large employers that don't cover weight-loss drugs.

Unauthorized AI Use Creates Governance Challenges for Healthcare Organizations

Sonia Reyes
AI & Critical Decision Support, Digital Therapeutics, Healthcare Headlines | Jan 27, 2026
Widespread shadow AI use in healthcare creates governance challenges as workers adopt unauthorized tools faster than organizations can establish oversight frameworks.

AI Emerges as Central Theme at Healthcare Investment Conference

George Padron
AI & Critical Decision Support, Digital Therapeutics, Cost-Effective Analysis, Appeals & Denials Management | Jan 17, 2026
The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference highlighted AI transformation in prior authorization and care coordination, though provider-payer tensions remain evident.