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Payments Choice Boosts Clinical Trial Participation and Drug Development Outcomes
February 22, 2024

Advancements in healthcare — and especially new drug and treatment protocols — hinge on clinical trials. Sayantan Chakraborty, global co-head of treasury services payments at J.P. Morgan Payments, and Winny Li, group treasurer at pharma firm PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, told Karen Webster that the consumerization...

Healthcare
Apple Vision Pro Partners Look to Usher in New Era Of Healthcare 
February 16, 2024

From the advent of digital health platforms and the proliferation of wearable health devices to remote patient monitoring and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical decision-making, advancements in technology, coupled with evolving patient demand for personalized, efficient care, have sparked a revolution in...

Healthcare
Amwell Says Telehealth Usage Dipped Amid Milder Flu Season
February 14, 2024

Amwell saw telehealth usage dip in 2023 amid a milder flu season than was seen during the previous year. The hybrid care delivery enablement platform saw 1.6 million visits in the fourth quarter, down from 1.7 million during the same quarter in 2022, according to Amwell’s...

Healthcare
Weave Launches Payment Plans for Patients
February 13, 2024

Healthcare experience platform Weave is introducing payment plans to its payments suite, enabling customers to pay their bills in installments. Payment Plans will allow healthcare businesses to set up and manage recurring payment schedules, Weave said in a Tuesday (Feb. 13) news release.  Customers can create a payment...

Healthcare
Connecticut Will Cancel $650 Million in Medical Debt
February 04, 2024

Connecticut reportedly plans to cancel $650 million in medical debt for its residents. This relief will impact around 250,000 people and will make Connecticut the first state in the country to undertake such an effort, CNN reported Friday (Feb. 2).  The goal is to free residents from...

Healthcare
Waystar and Meditech Team on Healthcare Payments
February 01, 2024

Healthcare payments firm Waystar has launched a collaboration with electronic health records provider Meditech. The partnership, announced Thursday (Feb. 1), lets healthcare organizations that use Meditech leverage Waystar’s platform to simplify their financial operations. “As administrative expenses increasingly weigh on the U.S. healthcare system, partnerships like Waystar and Meditech...

Healthcare
Rectangle Health Launches Healthcare Practice Management Platform
January 30, 2024

Rectangle Health, a provider of patient engagement, payments and office compliance solutions for healthcare providers, has launched an all-in-one platform. The new Practice Management Bridge aims to drive the growth of healthcare providers by seamlessly integrating patient engagement, revenue acceleration, and practice compliance management into a single...

Healthcare
The Role of Wellness Financing in Improving Health Outcomes and Building Customer Loyalty
January 30, 2024

Financial health is a core component of overall health. The connection between financial stability and health is well established, and providing financial options can have positive ripple effects on various aspects of consumers’ lives. That’s particularly when taking into account the fact that the consumer...

Prescriptions
GoodRx Leads Provider Ranking of Prescription Apps for Sixth Straight Month
January 29, 2024

During flu season, you want to be on top of your strategy on how to quickly get better if you’re sick. Each month, PYMNTS tracks the most popular mobile apps in the prescription space for the Provider Ranking of Prescription Apps. By observing app use...