Oura will be integrating Counsel Health's clinical AI and virtual care into its app, but will payers and employers cover the Oura ring as a benefit? And will consumers sign on to pay a much more expensive monthly subscription for AI-enabled medical insights and access to licensed physicians?
Growing use of wearable technologies and the data they produce was discussed by a panel at the MedCity News INVEST Digital Health Conference in Dallas.
Healthcare payments are no longer about transactions. It’s about controlling the revenue cycle. And increasingly, that control is not sitting with ISOs.
A new class action lawsuit accuses Oura of overstating its smart ring's sleep tracking accuracy, arguing the device relies on AI-generated estimates rather than the clinical measurements needed for true sleep staging. The case is reigniting questions about how much precision consumers should expect from AI-powered health wearables.
Oura has filed for an IPO as it looks to build on its evolution from a sleep-focused wearable startup into a broader healthcare player.
Vida Health is partnering with ŌURA to use data from the Oura Ring to provide more continuous, personalized cardiometabolic care and improve patient outcomes.
Fullscript has partnered with ŌURA to integrate Oura Ring biometric data into its clinical workflow starting in early 2026.
Medical students, residents, and fellows are not waiting for formal guidance on artificial intelligence before putting it to use.
Oura has evolved from a sleep-focused wellness startup into a company getting deeper and deeper into chronic disease management and healthcare integration. Ricky Bloomfield, the company’s chief medical officer, said Oura wants to integrate more of its data into healthcare workflows — in ways that are clinically meaningful, not burdensome, for physicians, he emphasized.
Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in October. Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds.
ŌURA's $900 million in funding was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and included participation from ICONIQ, Whale Rock and Atreides.
During a recent panel discussion, healthcare leaders highlighted that the true promise of technology lies in ensuring that tools are practical, trusted and widely usable for both patients and clinicians.
Healthcare decision-makers, especially at pharmaceutical companies, must prioritize patient input. Data collected from social media listening is a significant step in the right direction.
March has seen a slew of executive hires, exits and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For example, providers like Providence and Geisinger have appointed new C-suite leaders, and companies like Blue Shield of California and Evernorth have undergone CEO exits. There were also layoffs at organizations including HHS, Blue Cross of Idaho and the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in December. Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds.
Fidelity Management & Research Company and Dexcom participated in ŌURA’s $200 million Series D round.
Here are nine notable announcements shared at the HLTH conference held this week in Las Vegas.
ŌURA announced two new heart health features on Friday: one that estimates cardiovascular age and one that measures cardio capacity.