Mallory Hackett

Mallory Hackett is an Associate Editor at MobiHealthNews. She is a graduate of Miami University, where she studied journalism and public health. Before joining the team, she interned at McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and McKnight’s Senior Living. She also worked for the Oxford Observer, the local newspaper in the town where she went to college, as a health reporter.

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Elvie launches new smart breast pump in the US covered by insurance

By Mallory Hackett 05:38 pm September 29, 2021

Elvie has partnered with a number of durable medical equipment providers to ensure customers get their breast pumps covered by insurance.

The key to making it as a health startup: strategize

By Mallory Hackett 04:01 pm August 11, 2021

Anita Watkins, managing director at UNC Health’s Rex Health Ventures, and Rebecca MacKinnon, founder and CEO of 5D Strategies, give early-stage startups at HIMSS21 tips for success.

How the VA’s virtual care infrastructure enabled innovation during the pandemic

By Mallory Hackett 05:45 pm August 10, 2021

Dr. Christina Armstrong, a clinical psychologist at the VA’s Office of Connected Care, shares how other health systems can prepare for future crises with virtual care.

Aaron Martin, Vikas Chowdhry and Kerri Webster during the Leadership Panel: State of the Industry

Pairing health data with human stories can realize data’s full potential

By Mallory Hackett 05:51 pm August 09, 2021

Industry leaders discussed the state of healthcare data analytics today at HIMSS21.

Clinicians share technology’s two-sided effect on burnout

By Mallory Hackett 02:03 pm July 27, 2021

In an upcoming HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital Session, a group of clinician panelists will discuss the ways digital transformation is both contributing to and alleviating burnout.

Parent and child attending telehealth appointment

Only 10% of EDs are for pediatric patients. Telehealth could help tackle this gap

By Mallory Hackett 12:16 pm July 26, 2021

Dr. Brian D’Anza, medical director of telehealth at University Hospitals, will be speaking at HIMSS21 about the health system’s new emergency room pediatric telehealth program.

J&J exec talks digital health during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Mallory Hackett 05:56 pm July 19, 2021

In an upcoming HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital Session, Johnson & Johnson EVP and Enterprise CIO Jim Swanson will discuss the pandemic’s role in healthcare digitization and what leaders can expect moving forward.

Only 10% of EDs are for pediatric patients. Telehealth could help tackle this gap

By Mallory Hackett 06:30 pm July 09, 2021

Dr. Brian D’Anza, medical director of telehealth at University Hospitals, will be speaking at HIMSS21 about the health system’s new emergency room pediatric telehealth program.