Patients often visit the doctor with a headache and leave with a new one. On the one hand, the digital transformation of healthcare is accelerating, with younger generations at the forefront of using remote telehealth visits and digital health tracking tools like Fitbit and Apple...
CVS Health reportedly plans to invest $20 billion over the next 10 years to build a “tech-enabled consumer health experience” that will encompass the company, its vertically integrated businesses, and other companies, including competitors, who want to join. The project planned by CVS aims to...
Paytient secured $40 million from Trinity Capital to expand its employer- or health plan-embedded cost-smoothing solutions to new markets. The company aims to expand these solutions — which enable patients to manage out-of-pocket healthcare costs over time, without interest or fees — into large group...
The healthcare industry, long tethered to antiquated manual payment systems, faces mounting pressure to modernize its financial operations or risk falling behind the competition and straining revenue streams. Manual payment methods and processes in U.S. healthcare have historically challenged efficiency and revenue. As other sectors...
Virtual physical therapy company Hinge Health says it is ready to go public. The startup announced Tuesday (May 13) that it is launching its initial public offering (IPO), intending to raise up to $437 million. Founded in 2014, Hinge Health offers physical therapy services for people needing musculoskeletal (MSK)...
In the ever-escalating war for talent, employee perks have become strategic weapons. From unlimited PTO to fertility benefits, employers are constantly redefining the modern benefits package to match evolving employee values. The latest addition to the employee wellness bench? On-demand telehealth for pets. And it’s...
Much of the white space opportunity in healthcare innovation can be found reshaping how small and mid-sized healthcare practices engage with patients. Healthcare’s front office is often where patient friction begins: an outdated bottleneck in an age of instant digital communication. It’s against this backdrop...
UnitedHealthcare is reportedly working to overhaul its customer service following the murder of its CEO. When Brian Thompson was shot and killed on the streets of Manhattan last year on his way to an investors meeting, his accused killer became something of a social media...
Inefficiency in healthcare is more than just inconvenient. It can often be expensive. Yet in today’s world, where tap-to-pay is routine at coffee shops and digital identities help authenticate purchases in seconds, it’s startling to discover that much of the healthcare system in the United...