Laura Lovett

Laura Lovett

Laura Lovett is Managing Editor of MobiHealthNews where she covers the intersection of healthcare and technology. She is also a contributing editor to Women in Healthcare IT at Healthcare IT News. Before coming to MobiHealthNews she worked for Gatehouse Media, where she earned a New England Newspaper Association award. Most recently Lovett won a Umass Medical Media Fellowship.  Lovett was educated at the University of East Anglia, the University of Massachusetts and Oxford University.

Dr. Charlotte Lee's journey from ballerina to UK Director of Big Health
By Laura Lovett | 03:25 pm | August 10, 2020
Dr. Lee also dives into the challenges and opportunities of digital health in providing equitable healthcare.
JAMA study warns telemedicine not suitable for 38% of patients over 65
By Laura Lovett | 11:48 am | August 07, 2020
Barriers to adoption include hearing issues, lack of tech abilities and visual difficulties.
Teladoc Health absorbs chronic care company Livongo in $18.5B merger
By Laura Lovett | 12:07 pm | August 05, 2020
Each Livongo share will be converted Teladoc stock at an 0.5920 exchange rate, plus an additional $11.44 in cash per stock.
Doctors are burdened by documentation, are AI scribes the answer?
By Laura Lovett | 06:44 pm | July 15, 2020
Dr. Matthew Fradkin, a pediatrician at Swedish Primary Care and Providence St. Joseph, discusses his work implementing an ambient scribe in his workflow at HIMSS20 Digital.  
Providence St. Joseph's taps video tool to help facilitate end of life discussions
By Laura Lovett | 06:33 pm | June 09, 2020
Providence's Dr. Matthew Gonzales discusses how using informative video clips is helping patients plan for the future at HIMSS20 Digital.  
AmWell sets its sights on the public market
By Laura Lovett | 03:54 pm | June 08, 2020
CNBC is reporting that AmWell is looking to go public in September.
How Israel is using AI to implement proactive care
By Laura Lovett | 06:33 pm | May 28, 2020
Dr. Ran Balicer, chief innovation officer of Israel’s Clalit Research Institute, talks using tech to catch health issues before they become serious at HIMSS20 Digital.  
Privacy & Security
Vulnerability in Qatar's COVID-19 app put its users' private information at risk
By Laura Lovett | 03:37 pm | May 27, 2020
According to an Amnesty International investigation, personal information, including names, national ID numbers, health status and location data could have been exposed.  
Amwell scores $194M, as telehealth business booms during coronavirus pandemic
By Laura Lovett | 12:37 pm | May 21, 2020
This comes less than two years after the company closed a $365 million Series B round.  
How Banner Health is using chatbots to help keep ED patients informed
By Laura Lovett | 06:04 pm | May 19, 2020
The bots are integrated with the EHR and can tell patients when they should expect the doctor and what labs have been ordered.