On the back of Talkspace’s rosy Q2 results, we dive into a leading growth channel (employers) and how primary care-focused telehealth cos will likely break into niche mental health areas to stay attractive to employers.
Telehealth wasn’t the only healthcare service to benefit from pandemic-induced lockdowns and restrictions in 2020. Retail health clinics—health centers located in retail stores—have grown in popularity as a convenient way to access simple health services.
Retail health clinics + virtual primary care are the perfect pair: CVS rolled out Aetna Virtual Primary Care nationwide—we unpack how this shakes up the virtual primary care space and paves CVS’ path to success in digital health.
New data reveals telehealth users would have gone to the emergency department if virtual care wasn’t an option—meaning hospitals well-equipped up with virtual care could avoid flooding beyond capacity in the next COVID-19 wave.
Wearables can take diabetes management to the next level : Fitbit is linking up with diabetes-focused health-tech firm LifeScan to merge their blood glucose and health tracking capabilities to improve diabetes management—we unpack why this program could gain more attention from payer and provider customers than other digital diabetes solutions on the market.
The number of Medicare Advantage plans offering social health-focused benefits increased three-fold over the past year, but their members aren’t using them—we explore how tech from SDOH startups like Papa can boost uptake.
Yelp debuts new safety features: New additions will help businesses display COVID-19 vaccine requirements.
Now is the time for remote monitoring startups to take off: Cadence Health became the newest remote care startup on the block, with $41Mn in fresh funds and a strategic tie-up with LifePoint Health—here’s why now is a better time than any for startups like it to enter the RPM market.
Digital health solutions work better together: Innovaccer added healthcare AI firm Jvion’s prescriptive analytics platform to its suite of cloud-based digital health solutions—we unpack how smaller digital health cos are riding on the coattails of larger ones.
Digital health apps are a dime a dozen: There are more digital health apps on the market than ever before, per IQVIA. We unpack how digital health app devscan make sure their apps don’t get washed away in the sea of 350,000+ available to consumers.