2024 year in review

Julia Strandberg, executive vice president and chief business leader of connected care at Royal Philips
By  Jessica Hagen 09:00 am January 3, 2025
Julia Strandberg, executive vice president and chief business leader of connected care at Royal Philips, told MobiHealthNews that key healthcare trends in 2024 included advancements in home-based care and digital health reimbursement.  While these innovations aim to improve patient outcomes, she said, challenges remain in scaling care delivery and aligning incentives. However, progress in...
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By  Jessica Hagen and Anthony Vecchione 09:00 am January 2, 2025
When asked by MobiHealthNews how they see AI's place in the sector changing in 2025, executives explained how the focus of AI will shift from what it can do to what it does, and the role the technology can play in extending current provider capacity via clinical decision support, ambient charting, inbox management and streamlining care operations. Some leaders said AI will revolutionize how...
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By  Jessica Hagen 08:00 am December 31, 2024
Executives highlighted AI's transformative potential in healthcare when asked by MobiHealthNews how they see AI's place in the sector changing in 2025.  Some expect multimodal AI and advanced diagnostic imaging to make significant strides next year, while others showcased AI's promise in improving diagnostics, addressing provider burnout, automating tasks, streamlining drug development and...
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By  Jessica Hagen 08:00 am December 27, 2024
Executives across the digital health sector shared their insights with MobiHealthNews on whether mergers and acquisitions will continue to play a major role in the industry in 2025. Many pointed to factors such as shifts in the political climate, company valuations and large organizations seeking to expand their portfolios as potential drivers of increased M&A activity. Sean Mehra, cofounder...
Antoine Robiliard, VP of health solutions at Withings
By  Jessica Hagen 11:03 am December 26, 2024
In 2024, consumer tech and healthtech intersected to focus on patient-centric innovations, Antoine Robiliard, VP of health solutions at Withings, told MobiHealthNews.  Robiliard expects 2025 to bring AI-enabled advancements, market consolidation and increased adoption of at-home care technologies. He also says mergers and acquisitions will become essential for driving innovation, maintaining...
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By  Jessica Hagen and Anthony Vecchione 02:29 pm December 23, 2024
MobiHealthNews asked executives from across the digital health landscape to look into their crystal balls and closely examine how digital health investments will materialize in 2025. The exec highlighted how AI and data, return on investment, sustainability, merger and acquisition activity, and the administration's choices for HHS, CMS, and the FDA may influence the everchanging funding...
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By  Jessica Hagen and Anthony Vecchione 11:54 am December 20, 2024
MobiHealthNews reached out to executives from across the digital health landscape and questioned them about unexpected and impactful occurrences from the past year.  Leaders singled out the closing of retail clinics, challenges in the Medicare Advantage market, the FDA's concerns about off-label advertising, the wide variety of AI use cases and the plethora of uses for GLP-1s beyond weight...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:30 pm December 19, 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, MobiHealthNews asked executives from across the digital health sector about their biggest surprises and most noteworthy events from the year.  The execs highlight AI's potential, oncology imaging breakthroughs, nutrition's role in healthcare, inflated AI valuations, cyberattacks and policy shifts, emphasizing the need for practical integration, patient trust and system...
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By  Jessica Hagen and Anthony Vecchione 12:49 pm December 17, 2024
MobiHealthNews queried health executives from across the digital health industry and asked them for their insights into key issues impacting health systems and patients. In part two of this two-part series on the year's biggest takeaways, executives discuss topics ranging from smart monitors to advances in telehealth, wearables and the direct-to-consumer movement.  Amit Khanna, senior vice...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:33 pm December 12, 2024
MobiHealthNews asked executives from across the digital health industry – in places from Fortune 500 companies to emerging startups – to share their biggest takeaways from 2024. Their responses highlight a diverse range of perspectives and insights. In part one of this two-part series on the biggest takeaways of the year, explore executives' thoughts on key trends, including the growing focus on...