Two digital health giants consolidate to avoid cannibalization: Microsoft and Teladoc are combining their telehealth and tech capabilities to develop a top-of-the-line virtual care platform. Below, we unpack why it’s a good move.
On today's episode, we discuss whether startups like Oscar Health can take on the major health insurers, how the consumerization of healthcare is changing expectations, and what digital tools are leading to healthcare's digitization. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Lisa Phillips.
As COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up and cases go down, states and insurers are rolling back pandemic-era telehealth leniencies.
Northwell and Deaconess significantly reduced readmission rates after tapping clinical AI and remote monitoring tools—results other providers could be waiting for to kick up adoption of similar tools.
Wellforce moves entire digital health ecosystem to AWS: The migration to the cloud for the Massachusetts health system includes its Epic EHR infrastructure—we break down what it means in the ongoing healthcare cloud battle among big tech firms.
Intermountain Healthcare is handing off its retail pharmacy operations to CVS after experiencing massive losses with the venture—a nod to how digital health transformation is inciting greater cross-pollination across the healthcare ecosystem.
Elderly care startup Avanlee launched a comprehensive app-based senior care solution—it’ll have to lean into its marketing strategy to take on goliaths like Best Buy.
Providers double down on AI for healthcare admin: An innovation institute run by six major health systems is teaming up with Olive to build AI-driven healthcare automation tools—here are the areas that they’ll prioritize to tighten up their finances.
Discount retailers hop on the healthcare bandwagon, too: Dollar General is expanding its healthcare products and services— we think its massive US store footprint could threaten retail giants like CVS and Walgreens.
UnitedHealthcare helps make better sense of social health data: It launched a new predictive analytics tool to better connect members with social services they need to improve their health—we unpack why tools like these are important for advancing social determinants of health projects.
Only 9% of patients know the CMS is requiring hospitals to post the costs of their procedures online, and most hospitals aren’t abiding. We unpack why noncompliance is a more financially beneficial route for most hospitals right now.