Modality matters for mental health patients: Practices that don’t offer both telehealth and in-person visits risk losing patients or affecting their continuing care. Clinicians need to set their rules upfront.
Medical bills are paid faster via portals: Patients want digital channels like text messages and emails over phone calls and paper statements. But clear messaging is growing in importance.
Someday, doctors will trust AI for clinical diagnoses: Generative AI tools are getting better at medical exams, but the day that doctors trust them for making diagnoses is still a long way off.
Digital health startups to watch: We spotlight healthcare staffing platform Nursa and MSK health company Figur8 on the back of fresh funding.
Oura Ring sleep data can now be shared with Talkspace: We explore how a new partnership between the two companies is a play for each to reel in new members.
Doctors are cord-cutters, too: Primary care physicians who turned to streaming services are more likely to refuse in-office detailing visits from pharma reps. Here’s where pharma digital ad budgets should go to meet them.
More healthcare organizations pilot Google’s Med-PaLM 2: Google’s slow-and-steady generative AI rollout could help it gain long-term trust with healthcare partners.
CMS names 10 prescription drugs for price negotiations: 50 more brand-name drugs will be added by 2030. Here’s how this affects our US prescription drug spending forecast.
Teens feel better after using behavioral health apps: We examine why mental health app developers want to build features with younger consumers in mind.
Digital therapeutics are still popular with Big Pharma: Bayer’s Consumer Health division partnered with Mahana Therapeutics to bring DTx solutions to consumers worldwide. It’s the first of many deals to come.
Patients expect digital communications from providers: A deal between NextGen Healthcare and Luma Health aims to boost patient engagement for ambulatory care providers. Here’s why that’s still important.
Employers aren’t sold on telehealth: We explore how and why their opinions of virtual care have been getting worse since the start of the pandemic.
Digital health startups to watch: We spotlight value-based cancer care company Thyme Care and femtech provider Visana Health on the back of fresh funding.
ChatGPT is getting better at medical diagnoses: And almost two-thirds of US adults would trust a diagnosis made by AI versus a human doctor. But there are caveats to their trust.
Consumers compare independent vs. corporate medical care: They don’t have strong opinions on lesser-known brands, and factors like speed, convenience, and establishing relationships will be more important to earn their loyalty.
Middle-class Americans have the most past-due medical bills: But we explore why low-income patients still have it the hardest when it comes to accessing and affording care.
Enrollees’ remorse: Medicare Advantage plans are expected to draw more than 60% of all Medicare beneficiaries by 2033. But most MA members don’t fully understand what they signed up for.
CVS moves further into at-home testing: It’s piloting at-home gut health tests in about 200 retail stores. Will consumers bite?
Food-as-medicine programs must offer the right incentives: We explore how these endeavors can better appeal to lower-income consumers.
Cigna rolls out digital dental screening tool: It’s betting on patients using their smartphones to stay on top of their oral health.