The influential US pharmacy benefit manager CVS Health has said it will fund an insomnia app, allowing it to be paid for in the same way as drugs by insurers and employers.
Only a small proportion of the UK public trusts tech multinationals with sensitive health data, although a survey found more than three quarters are happy to have patient data analysed.
How to deal with new and emerging technologies is an ongoing problem for healthcare stakeholders, who often struggle to keep up with the pace of change.
Health secretary Matt Hancock has made digital technology a priority for the NHS arguing that it could improve quality while reducing costs – but entrepreneurs are getting different message