The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Hearing Aid Feature (HAF), an over-the-counter (OTC) software that turns Apple AirPods Pro into a hearing aid for those with mild to moderate hearing loss. The HAF is the first FDA-authorized over-the-counter hearing aid software....
As important as the healthcare system is, it remains far from perfect. Fragmentation and opacity play a large part in that imperfection. The traditional healthcare journey can often be complex, with multiple touchpoints from primary care to specialists and pharmacies, and that’s before even touching...
Healthcare technology company Zelis debuted an out-of-network payments solution. Health Bill Assist lets payers support plan members with out-of-network health bills at no cost to members, according to a Monday (Sept. 9) press release. “Out-of-network billing is not only confusing and frustrating for members, but...
Call it the $4 billion year-end problem, plaguing consumers and the healthcare industry like clockwork. That’s the amount of money that disappears from flexible spending accounts (FSAs) every year as the “use it or lose it” feature of FSAs kicks in. There’s a rush as...
New Mountain Capital is reportedly combining three HealthTech firms in a $3 billion deal. The merger is designed to employ artificial intelligence (AI) to help improve payments from health plans to providers, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Sept. 5). According to the report, the deal will bring...
The healthcare sector, often burdened by slow and cumbersome payment processes, is undergoing a transformation aimed at alleviating financial strains. With a high volume of transactions and intricate billing systems, delays in payments have become a pressing issue, impacting cash flow and operational efficiency. A...
The healthcare sector is riddled with change-the-game opportunities, frequently hidden behind entrenched fragmentations and inefficiencies. And at the center of this ecosystem, caught between traditional processes and the promise of technologically driven transformations, sits better healthcare payments. To understand how the evolution of healthcare billing and...
Weave has debuted a feature to help healthcare practices collect more outstanding balances. The experience platform for small and medium-sized medical practices has introduced Payment Reminders, a feature that lets clients turn payment invoices or text-to-pay requests into a “set-it-and-forget-it” collection campaign, the company said...
Motherhood is one of the most important things in the world. But like many other important things, it can leave little time for much else, especially when taking action around women’s preventative health and wellness. “There’s a priority shift when women become mothers,” Bethany Weeby,...