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 Healthcare’s front office is often where patient friction begins: an outdated bottleneck in an age of instant digital communication.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...
Walgreens has agreed to pay $2.8 million to settle allegations that it submitted inflated prices to the Massachusetts and Georgia Medicaid programs for generic medications. The settlement agreement resolves a whistleblower, or qui tam, lawsuit alleging that the national pharmacy chain violated the federal, Massachusetts...
Athenahealth is partnering with Abridge to integrate the company’s enhanced note-taking technology into its platform for clinicians, as the market for ambient scribing is becoming more crowded. Abridge offers ambient note-taking, which is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology that listens to a patient and doctor...
In a healthcare landscape often dominated by discussions of senior care and chronic disease management, innovation is increasingly turning the spotlight to an often overlooked yet critical population: children. “In major metro areas, if you actually map the 50% highest income zip codes and 50%...