Healthcare

Health care, health-care, or healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals in allied health fields.

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Chatbots Could Save Retail, Banking, Healthcare Billions Annually
Chatbots Could Save Retail, Banking, Healthcare Billions Annually
July 05, 2018  |  Chatbots

The adoption of chatbots in retail, banking, and healthcare will save companies $11 billion each year by 2023, according to new research from Juniper Research....

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Amazon Face Challenges After PillPack Acquisition
Amazon Face Challenges After PillPack Acquisition
July 03, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon might not have announced plans to open a chain of hospitals (yet), but you can forgive people for letting their imaginations go there in...

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Apple, Watch Your Market Cap — Amazon Is Coming
Apple, Watch Your Market Cap — Amazon Is Coming
July 02, 2018  |  Amazon

Apple has long been in the lead to become the first $1 trillion company based on its stock market value, but Amazon, the nation’s leading...

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For Insurance, Faster Payments Means Nothing Without Data
For Insurance, Faster Payments Means Nothing Without Data
June 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

B2B payments in the insurance industry suffer from many of the same challenges that other markets do: namely, check-based payments. However, to push insurance providers...

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Dogs And Cats Can Put Smiles On Insurers’ Faces
Dogs And Cats Can Put Smiles On Insurers’ Faces
June 26, 2018  |  Healthcare

Pets do more than welcome us home, keep us company and, on occasion, try to snack on squirrels. They may become reliable revenue for insurance...

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Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan Healthcare Venture Finds A CEO
Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan Healthcare Venture Finds A CEO
June 21, 2018  |  Personnel

Well-regarded surgeon and author Atul Gawande has been named CEO of the new healthcare company formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase. Earlier this...

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Five At Five: Amazon Moves Into The Marriott
Five At Five: Amazon Moves Into The Marriott
June 19, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Coverage includes a look at the latest job for Alexa...

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Pill Delivery And Medical Payments: The Latest In Healthcare Disruption
Pill Delivery And Medical Payments: The Latest In Healthcare Disruption
June 19, 2018  |  Healthcare

A prescription delivery program and a deal involving medical payments data show how the healthcare industry is quickly changing as technology develops, and as Amazon...

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Medicare Advantage Change Could Lead To Payments Opportunities
Medicare Advantage Change Could Lead To Payments Opportunities
June 07, 2018  |  Healthcare

One of the latest changes to federal rules regarding non-medical home care services could provide more business opportunity to firms that serve that market and...

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