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<td><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/yale-new-haven-health-hospitals-tele-icu-model-highlighted-wrongful-death-lawsuit" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Hospital's tele-ICU model highlighted in wrongful death lawsuit</a>
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<p>Yale New Haven Health is being sued by the family of a deceased patient over alleged substandard care and negligence, they said, that was exacerbated by its hospital’s tele-ICU care model.</p>
<p>The wrongful death lawsuit, filed in a Connecticut court last month and amended on Tuesday, centers on the “totally preventable death” of 26-year-old patient Conor Hylton in 2024 at Bridgeport Hospital. </p>
<p>Hylton had been admitted to its emergency department for treatment with diagnoses including pancreatitis, dehydration and alcohol withdrawal, and later transferred to its ICU when his condition deteriorated, according to the lawsuit. He then became unresponsive, exhibited “seizure-like activity,” vomited and went into cardiac arrest before being pronounced dead. </p>
<p>The lawsuit filed by Hylton’s family cites a subsequent investigation conducted by the state’s Department of Public Health and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which the plaintiffs said “exposed a culture of inattentiveness and substandard care at Bridgeport Hospital Milford Campus that resulted in the death of Conor James Hylton.” </p>
<p>The lawsuit alleges various shortcomings and breakdowns in care procedures, including insufficient monitoring or assessments of Hylton’s condition. He was not seen by the assigned attending physician for several hours, per the amended complaint, requiring an offsite physician to order a needed intubation. The on-site attending physician “did not know how to find the ICU and had to find someone else to show him where it was located,” according to the complaint.</p>
<p>“The state DPH investigation uncovered an incomprehensible level of incompetence at the Milford Hospital ICU—where the name alone requires that comprehensive care is the standard,” Joel T. Faxon, a partner at Faxon Law Group, which is representing the Hylton family, said in a statement. “It’s alarming to think in a supposedly intensive care setting: Where is a doctor? Where are the nurses? How does the emergency doctor not know how to get to the ICU to provide life-saving care?”</p>
<p>Such alleged poor communication, the lawsuit reads, “is especially dangerous to patient care when the hospital is relying on offsite tele-ICU providers to care for its patients.” The complaint notes that the care model “significantly increases hospital profits by allowing the defendants to increase patient capacity while employing fewer intensivists.”</p>
<p>About 18% of U.S. ICU beds were covered by telemedicine <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25080052/">as of 2018</a>, with adoption broadly ramping up in subsequent years <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12208976/#CR5">due to a combination</a> of rising demand, the COVID-19 pandemic and a shortage of trained intensivists. </p>
<p>The lawsuit alleges various failures to inform Hylton’s family of changes in his condition, that he was being transferred to an ICU and that the unit was not staffed with on-site ICU intensivists.</p>
<p>“Had Mr. Hylton or his next of kin (his parents) been informed of the significant risks of admission to the tele-ICU, they never would have consented to such treatment, and Mr. Hylton would have been properly assessed by appropriate on-site providers and he would not have gradually decompensated over time with his airway becoming unstable, and he would not have died,” the lawsuit reads.</p>
<p>Yale New Haven Health, in an emailed statement, said it “is aware of this lawsuit and is committed to providing the safest and highest quality of care possible, however, we are unable to comment on pending litigation.”</p>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/shadow-ai-dos-and-donts-healthcare-orgs" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Shadow AI: Dos and don’ts for healthcare orgs</a>
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<p>How many doctors are using AI tools in a healthcare setting? It’s a question everyone wants answered, and one that’s impossible to pin down exactly. But recent data may offer a clue.</p>
<p>Wolters Kluwer, which creates evidence-based clinical decision support tools for physicians, conducted a survey of more than 500 health professionals, finding that 40% have encountered unauthorized AI tools at work and 17% have used them. But a blanket ban may not necessarily be the best approach. The unauthorized use of AI tools is referred to as “shadow AI” in a report on the findings.</p>
<p>To explain what organizations can do to protect themselves, their providers and their patients, Senior Writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya speaks with Alex Tyrrell, CTO of Wolters Kluwer Health.</p>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/digital-health-startups-raked-4b-q1-12-megadeals-driving-investment-rock-health" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Digital health funding hit $4B in Q1 as AI becomes table stakes</a>
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<p>Digital health startups pocketed $4 billion in venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2026, $1 billion higher than the same quarter last year and marking the strongest first quarter since the pandemic peak.</p>
<p>In Q1 2025, digital health companies had raised $3 billion across 122 deals compared to 110 deals this year. Average deal size climbed to $36.7 million, the highest average Rock Health has tracked in a single quarter since Q4 2021, according to the company's Q1 digital health funding <a href="https://rockhealth.com/insights/q1-2026-funding-overview-capital-continues-concentrating-and-four-other-market-signals/?mc_cid=80cc83c81d&mc_eid=bec50c20a8">recap report</a>.</p>
<p>Building on trends from last year, capital is concentrating among a small number of megadeals as venture capital investors place their bets on artificial intelligence-enabled startups.</p>
<p>Just 12 companies captured an outsized share of capital, or 59% of total quarterly funding, with financing deals at $100 million or higher. Wearable-maker Whoop recently raised a <a href="https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/whoop-raises-575m-series-g-abbott-comes-board-amid-hiring-spree">$575 million</a> series G round, as it <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/whoop-raises-575-million-at-a-10-billion-valuation-on-its-way-to-an-ipo">reportedly</a> eyes an IPO; OpenEvidence <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/openevidence-clinches-250m-series-d-rapidly-growing-its-reach-doctors">snagged $250 million</a> in a series D round, its third round in under a year; and Verily <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/verily-banks-300m-accelerate-ai-roadmap-transitions-independent-company">picked up $300 million</a> as it transitions out from under Alphabet's umbrella.</p>
<p>Among the dozen megadeals in Q1, telepsychiatry provider Talkiatry <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/talkiatry-closes-210m-series-d-expand-telepsychiatry-services">landed a $210 million</a> series D; eMed, an employer-focused telehealth platform, clinched <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/employer-telehealth-company-emed-raises-200m-2b-valuation">$200 million </a>in series A funding; hybrid mental health provider Grow Therapy <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/finance/grow-therapy-scores-150m-build-out-enterprise-partnerships">raised $150 million</a>; value-based care enablement company Honest Health landed $140 million; and Solace, a patient advocacy platform, brought in <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/solace-health-raises-130m-series-c">$130 million</a> in series C financing.</p>
<p>The top Q1 deals also include Qualified Health, which <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/qualified-health-locks-125m-fresh-funding-scale-ai-health-systems">locked in $125 million</a> in funding; Garner Health, a digital care navigation company for employers that <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/qualified-health-locks-125m-fresh-funding-scale-ai-health-systems">pocketed $118 million</a>; Cognito Therapeutics' $105 million pickup; and women's health provider Midi Health <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/womens-health-clinic-midi-health-closes-100m-series-d-round-hitting-1b-valuation">$100 million raise</a>, reaching "unicorn" status.</p>
<p>The Rock Health report outlines several key trends shaping digital health funding as AI now becomes a table stakes expectation. </p>
<p>"The companies successfully raising are those moving earliest into complex, workflow-embedded use cases: from <a href="https://www.doctronic.ai/">Doctronic</a>’s prescribing <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/doctronic-partners-utah-ai-sandbox">pilot</a> in Utah, to <a href="https://www.openevidence.com/">OpenEvidence</a> integrating with health system EHRs," Rock Health researchers Ashwini Nagappan, Madelyn Knowles and Jason Lei wrote in the report.</p>
<p>Direct-to-consumer models continue to scale, with a new wave of AI-native consumer platforms, Rock Health researchers note.</p>
<p>Investors are increasingly backing DTC companies reinforced by a number of tailwinds including clearer <a href="https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/general-wellness-policy-low-risk-devices">FDA guidance</a> on low-risk wellness products, extended <a href="https://telehealth.hhs.gov/providers/telehealth-policy/telehealth-policy-updates">telehealth flexibilities</a> through 2027 and growing confidence in meeting the needs of an increasingly <a href="https://rockhealth.com/insights/the-tortoise-and-the-hare-of-care-health-ai-insights-from-rock-healths-2025-consumer-adoption-survey/">activated consumer</a>, the Rock Health report notes.</p>
<p>In Q1, DTC companies made big investments in Super Bowl advertising and the market saw expanded distribution pathway through initiatives like TrumpRx. Companies also accelerated their D2C strategies with Maven Clinic <a href="https://www.mavenclinic.com/post/maven-opens-our-doors-to-women-and-families-everywhere">launching</a> a direct-to-consumer platform.</p>
<p>AI companies also are pushing into healthcare with new AI features that function like a front door to care, including OpenAI's <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/openai-launches-chatgpt-health-connect-data-health-apps-medical-records">ChatGPT for Health</a>, Anthropic's <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/jpm26-anthropic-launches-claude-healthcare-targeting-health-systems-payers">Claude for Healthcare</a> and Perplexity <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/fierce-health-tech-weekly-rundown-doximity-survey-examines-how-docs-use-ai-lumeris">rolling out</a> an AI-powered search and answers engine for health data.</p>
<p>There are also policy tailwinds driving the digital health market, Rock Health researchers note. CMMI’s ACCESS Model <a href="https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/files/access-payments-amts-perf-targets.pdf">payment rates</a> went live in February. Nearly every major payer in the country also signed a <a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/payers-sign-pledge-join-cmmi-access-model">pledge</a> that expands the model to the Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial markets. HHS is putting a heavy focus on advancing interoperability and data access through its Health Tech Ecosystem initiative while also stepping up enforcement of information blocking.</p>
<p>Looking at the exit market, Rock Health researchers note that the IPO window remains narrow. There are several companies that the market is watching including smart ring maker <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/health-ring-oura-interviews-banks-ipo-soon-year">Oura,</a> Aledade, Included Health, Maven Clinic, Virta and Zelis.</p>
<p>M&A is a mixed picture, according to Rock Health, as Q1 2026 saw 43 digital health deals, a slight uptick from last quarter’s 30 deals.</p>
<p>"The first quarter of 2026 points to a market that is active, but selective. For organizations operating in an AI-as-table-stakes environment, expectations are shifting around how care is accessed and delivered—and the rest of the year will clarify where momentum is durable and where it’s just temporary," the Rock Health researchers wrote.</p>
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