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Humana is launching a new center for digital health and analytics, which could eventually employ about 250 people to develop new data-driven technologies to advance its healthcare initiatives for plan members.

Clarification: This article has been updated to reflect that Reflexion Health has entered into the employer market.

Brisbane, Australia-based ResApp has signed a deal to join in the development of mobile applications that will help determine the mission-readiness of American military personnel.

Patient-mediated exchange has been championed more and more recently as one potential answer to the long-vexing problem of interoperability.

A new tele-pharmacy 'super-hub' is set to help people living with chronic conditions and create 30 new jobs in Liverpool.

Former Skyscanner Chief Technology Officer Dr Alistair Hann has joined NHS Scotland to help build a national digital platform aiming to improve access to information for both citizens and health and care staff and remove interoperability barriers.

Telemedicine options for employers in the United States are approaching ubiquity — a National Business Group on Health survey last year found that 96 percent of employers planned to offer telemedicine services to employees this year.

Voice assistants are finding their way into a growing number of consumer homes, leading an ever-increasing number of healthcare companies to investigate how these connected technologies can be used to improve patients' health and deliver pertinent information directly to the individual.

Buying a Fitbit is now cheaper for some Blue Cross Blue Shield members, following a deal between the major payer and wearable company.

A few weeks ago I was at a conference where Ali Parsa, founder and CEO of Babylon Health, was the keynote speaker. It was a bold choice because nothing in the modern digital healthcare world seems to polarise opinion quite like Babylon, sending shivers of anxiety or excitement through their detractors and supporters.