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Healthcare Personalization Gets Boost From Walmart
January 31, 2022

Personalization is turning into a powerful prescription for better healthcare experiences and outcomes, from finding the right provider to paying for the care patients receive. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Big Tech Wants to Use Healthcare Data to Advance Discoveries
January 31, 2022

As much as 30% of the world’s data is generated by the healthcare industry, and it is expected to reach 36% in three years, findings from RBC Capital Markets, one of the world’s largest banks, revealed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Wellster CEO: Without Standards, Germany’s Digital Healthcare Transformation Will Stall
January 31, 2022

Following pandemic-driven lockdowns and widespread disruption in social services, telemedicine and telehealth services have soared around the world as more and more patients seek alternatives to traditional healthcare access. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Health Tech Startup Digest: Infermedica Raises $30M for AI Symptom Analysis; Atlas Health Pockets $40M...
January 28, 2022

January was a busy month for newcomers in the bustling healthcare technology space, with funding being granted to numerous companies in the business of remote care, symptom analysis, financial aid, mental health and eldercare. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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89% of Consumers Say Healthcare Estimates Make Them Feel Better, Paired With Financing
January 27, 2022

With the possible exception of groceries, we generally don’t shop by throwing items of unknown price in our cart, awaiting a mystery total at checkout and hoping we can cover it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Report: Only One-Third of Patients Get Healthcare Cost Estimates Before Visits
January 27, 2022

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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company Finds Online Pharmacy Sector Swimming With Sharks
January 25, 2022

In a move straight out of a “Shark Tank” episode, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban is pitching a very big idea by taking on two whales — Big Pharma and Big Pharmacy — with the launch of online discount pharmacy Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC)....

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Digital Healthcare Use Surged 2.9% in December 2021 on Fears of Omicron
January 24, 2022

When cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 began to surge, consumers avoided in-person doctor visits, instead choosing telehealth or other virtual medical appointments. Seventy-five million patients received their healthcare online in December 2021, up 2.9% from November 2021, according to The ConnectedEconomy Monthly Report,...

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For Growing Number of Concierge Medical Services, the Doctor is In 24/7
January 24, 2022

It’s been a rough couple of years for patients and doctors, with industry group The Physicians Association finding that the U.S. has lost an estimated 16,000 medical practices since 2020. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...