Healthcare Payments

Google Plans Staggered Reopening Of Offices After June 1
Google Plans Staggered Reopening Of Offices After June 1
April 29, 2020  |  News

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company’s offices would remain closed at least until June 1, according to emails sent to employees, which were seen...

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Activ(ist)wear Brand Takes Its Face Masks To Times Square
Activ(ist)wear Brand Takes Its Face Masks To Times Square
April 28, 2020  |  Retail

Not many direct-to-consumer (DTC) startups can say they broke into the U.S. market with three billboards in Times Square. But that’s exactly what a Portland,...

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Today In Payments: Amazon Trials Video Onboarding For New Merchants; Hospitals Face Cash Crunch
Today In Payments: Amazon Trials Video Onboarding For New Merchants; Hospitals Face Cash Crunch
April 27, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Amazon is trialing video onboarding calls to prevent merchant fraud, and hospitals face major financial hardship amid the coronavirus pandemic. Plus,...

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Hospitals Pay Price As COVID-19 Keeps Patients Away
Hospitals Pay Price As COVID-19 Keeps Patients Away
April 27, 2020  |  Economy

The COVID-19 crisis isn’t just hitting the medical profession hard, it’s pummeling the industry on multiple fronts at once. There are the genuine health risks to...

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Hospitals Face Financial Hardship As COVID-19 Continues To Surge
Hospitals Face Financial Hardship As COVID-19 Continues To Surge
April 27, 2020  |  Economy

Hospitals on the front lines of treating the coronavirus pandemic are projecting staggering losses, some as high as $50 billion a month, according to an...

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‘Paging Dr. Spot’ – How Robots Are Helping Doctors Make The Rounds
‘Paging Dr. Spot’ – How Robots Are Helping Doctors Make The Rounds
April 25, 2020  |  Artificial Intelligence

Robotics adoption has had something of a rocky road in the U.S. market in the last several years. While the CES show in Las Vegas has...

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Instacart Mandates Wellness Checks  As It Seeks 250,000 More Hires
Instacart Mandates Wellness Checks As It Seeks 250,000 More Hires
April 23, 2020  |  Economy

Within a 30-day period, Instacart has hired 300,000 more people, instituted mandatory wellness checks and stepped up efforts to ensure the safety of its workforce....

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What Germany’s Soft Reopen Portends For The US Market
What Germany’s Soft Reopen Portends For The US Market
April 23, 2020  |  Economy

What if an economy had a grand(ish) reopening — and almost everyone decided to sit it out?  Such is the question German officials are facing this...

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What The Ventilator Shortage Teaches Us About The Future Of Connected Healthcare
What The Ventilator Shortage Teaches Us About The Future Of Connected Healthcare
April 21, 2020  |  Healthcare

Benjamin Franklin famously noted that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure — a lesson the U.S. medical industry has learned the...

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