How badly do patient cancellations hurt providers? Appointment no-shows impact a practice’s revenue and patient retention. Here's how physicians can slash cancellation rates.
Seniors like $0-per-month premiums: More than 40% have signed up for zero-premium Medicare Advantage plans halfway through the 2024 open enrollment period. But if they keep using medical services, MA insurers could look to cut back on those plans in the future.
Tonal joins Best Buy’s holiday fitness deals: The AI-enabled Intelligent Home Gym is available for Black Friday sales. But cost-conscious consumers are sticking to clothes and toys this year.
A doctor’s office without doctors: Primary care startup Forward is putting self-service healthcare to the test with AI-powered health pods. Will consumers buy in?
Diabetes patients lack remote monitoring: Even among patients who regularly test their glucose levels and see their doctor, few are actively enrolled in RPM programs. That’s a problem for RPM device makers and marketers.
Another AI tool enters the healthcare ring: ClinicalKey AI claims to give evidence-based answers to doctors at the point of care. Success will depend on whether doctors trust its answers—or a competitor’s.
Digital health startups to watch: We spotlight behavioral health-focused AI company Eleos Health and virtual cardiometabolic care platform Vida Health on the back of fresh funding.
The FTC isn’t sweet on social media influencers: It issued warning letters to two trade groups and a dozen influencers who didn’t clearly disclose that their posts were paid promotions. Healthcare and pharma advertisers, take note.
NYC teens get hooked up with free online therapy: The city gov’t and Talkspace are teaming up to make therapy more accessible for teenagers. We unpack the program’s details and explore why the timing couldn’t be better.
Point-of-care ultrasound tools could take off by 2028: Physicians who use the devices see great potential to improve their productivity and patient care. But today’s tools have significant drawbacks.
Digital health hasn’t taken off in rural America: Rural patients prefer in-person healthcare versus online. The issues go far beyond problems with internet connections.
Shifting from transactional to relational healthcare: Incumbent providers aren’t great at understanding consumer behaviors. It will become difficult to acquire and retain patients if they don’t figure it out soon.
Best Buy inks another home healthcare deal: There’s momentum building for hospitals to care for some patients in their homes. We explore why health systems are turning to Best Buy to power their programs.
One Medical for the masses: Amazon introduced a discounted One Medical subscription for Prime members, at $99 a year. There will be plenty of sign-ups, but what does this say about primary care in the US?
VR startups tout their products’ health benefits: Clinicians want to see data demonstrating the efficacy of VR-based therapies. It might be the only chance VR product developers have to get patients to buy in.
How much do healthcare influencers cost? A new tool from MedFluencers claims to calculate what they’re worth based on factors like follower counts and online popularity.
Another solution targeting medical debt: The Affordability Navigator from Cedar and Advocatia helps providers find financial assistance for their patients. For health systems hit hard by Medicaid redeterminations, it might help.
Hims & Hers rolls out clinical AI service: It believes the tech will help providers make treatment decisions while improving the patient experience. But trust among physicians and customers is on the line.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss how social networks could improve society, the NBA's plan to remake its TV deals, US consumers' feelings on shoppable ads, how many folks are "serial churners," how disruptive Sweetgreen's salad-making robot might be, a scientific breakthrough from a 14-year-old, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood, forecasting analyst Zach Goldner, and director of forecasting Oscar Orozco.
Docs need privacy protection too: Assaults, harassment, and threats on clinicians are growing. A new service claims to track down and erase their personal contact information from public websites. But it’s just a point solution.