Healthcare Payments

Facebook Tables Health Data Research Project
Facebook Tables Health Data Research Project
April 16, 2018  |  Facebook / Meta

After the Cambridge Analytica data scandal raised privacy concerns, Facebook reportedly tabled a proposal to work with multiple U.S. hospitals on a research project. The...

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Payments Missing In Healthcare Industry’s Exploration Of Blockchain
Payments Missing In Healthcare Industry’s Exploration Of Blockchain
April 11, 2018  |  B2B Payments

When Deloitte published its “Blockchain: Opportunities for health care” report in 2016, the consultancy identified three key pillars of potential blockchain disruption for the industry:...

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Spring Speculation Has Sprung: Walmart, Amazon, Trump And Target
Spring Speculation Has Sprung: Walmart, Amazon, Trump And Target
April 02, 2018  |  Today In Data

Spring, after a long delay, has arrived. It seems to have (mostly) stopped snowing, the April Fools’ Day Easter baskets have been put away, and now...

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SteadyMD: How Healthcare Payments Tech Can Give Every American A Concierge Doctor
SteadyMD: How Healthcare Payments Tech Can Give Every American A Concierge Doctor
March 28, 2018  |  Matchmakers

From the patient side, the many unpleasant points in the modern distribution of primary care in the U.S. are readily apparent. Appointments take a long time to...

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The $300B Employee Financial Stress Tax On Employers
The $300B Employee Financial Stress Tax On Employers
March 27, 2018  |  Today In Data

Financial stress costs employers $300 billion in lost employee productivity. And in the case of one desperate employee, her job when not having the money...

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Curing Medicine’s Epidemic Of Noncompliance
Curing Medicine’s Epidemic Of Noncompliance
March 22, 2018  |  Healthcare

The New York Times wrote in April 2017 that the U.S. was in the throes of an epidemic for which there was not only a...

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Marketplace Partnership Brings Competition To Healthcare
Marketplace Partnership Brings Competition To Healthcare
March 21, 2018  |  Matchmakers

At first, consumers weren’t bothered by the steep climb in healthcare costs, because their employers were covering their services. If they needed emergency care, all...

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Lyft Teams Up With Allscripts To Provide Patients Rides
Lyft Teams Up With Allscripts To Provide Patients Rides
March 06, 2018  |  Ridesharing

To provide rides to people who can’t drive to their doctor’s appointments, Lyft is expanding its partnerships with healthcare providers by teaming up with Allscripts to reach...

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Albertsons Is Buying Rite Aid
Albertsons Is Buying Rite Aid
February 21, 2018  |  Partnerships

Albertsons announced it is buying drug store chain Rite Aid so both companies can better compete with larger pharmacy chains and the looming threat of...

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