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The Medicare coverage process for new digital health products has been a subject of ongoing debate. For years, digital health solutions have voiced concerns about the lack of clarity, slow pace, and numerous obstacles they face when seeking…

DiMe Webinar Series recently addressed the topic of women’s experience with digital health. While digital health technologies (DHTs) have come a long way, many commercially available health and wellness tools are not designed to be inclusive…

As May marks National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, we recognize the importance of physical activity (PA) in the maintenance of health across virtually all health conditions. DiMe’s Core Measures of Physical Activity project team is wor…

Only 20% of clinical trial participants are people of color. Less than 45% of participants are women.1 At the same time, the FDA commissioner recently described “meaningful representation” in clinical research as “fundamental to public healt…

As people creating digital health solutions, we have a moral imperative to work towards achieving equitable healthcare access for all populations.  The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the significant gaps in access to healthcare services, pa…

The healthcare ecosystem, including clinical trials, is experiencing many pain points –workflow inefficiencies, financial burdens, and worsening health outcomes, to name a few. One very big problem is that many populations continue to be …

In January 2023, DiMe submitted a response to a Request for Information published by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Here, we share insights from that response and outline what we believe to be a path forward…

The recent failure to secure an insulin cost cap is a stark reminder that we cannot innovate first and wait to incorporate equity. In January 1922, the first injection of insulin saved the life of a little boy called Leonard Thompson. Large-…

Veterans coming home from deployment are taxed with physical, social, and mental health challenges, facing increased risk of chronic disease, unemployment, and homelessness in the U.S. To address the needs of this vulnerable patient populati…

A year ago, DATAcc was launched in alignment with a strategic imperative by the FDA’s Center for Diagnostic and Radiologic Health. What attracted you to this initiative? What expectations did you go in with? Evidation believes digital health…