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Deep DiveA look at Teladoc's primary care strategy from its head of US group health
In an interview, Kelly Bliss teased upcoming clients for a new virtual-first primary care product and parsed out Teladoc's growth strategies for 2022 and beyond.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 27, 2021 -
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Cigna expands telehealth benefits for employer-covered lives, including new virtual-first plan
The virtual-first plans will initially be available to large, self-insured employers, though the insurer is looking to expand to smaller sized and fully insured clients over time.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 26, 2021 -
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Virtual visits remain significantly elevated compared to pre-COVID-19 levels, as patients report high satisfaction with digitally delivered care.
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Sponsored by Sophos5 ways the healthcare industry can confront the looming threat of ransomware
Amid a pandemic, ransomware proves to be another assault on our healthcare systems.
By Dan Schiappa, Chief Product Officer, Sophos • Oct. 25, 2021 -
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Lyft names new head of healthcare
The ride-hailing giant wants to continue capitalizing on non-emergency medical transportation and said the transition will be instrumental in that expansion, along with finding new use cases in the sector.
By Hailey Mensik • Oct. 22, 2021 -
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Q&AMedtronic surgical robotics head talks Hugo, taking on Intuitive, COVID-19 challenges
Megan Rosengarten spoke to MedTech Dive about challenging Intuitive Surgical's 20-year lead in soft tissue robotics, growing global robotics usage and the stress of entering a new market amid COVID-19.
By Ricky Zipp • Oct. 21, 2021 -
Oak Street Health buys specialty telemed provider for $130M
The deal comes as major U.S. clinical networks increasingly build out their suite of services to jockey for employer and payer clients in the competitive space.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 21, 2021 -
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UnitedHealthcare to launch virtual-first primary care plan by end of year, COO says
The company is seeking to capitalize on the preference for home-based and telehealth care, a trend that took off during the pandemic.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 19, 2021 -
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Amazon teases 5 more cities to get virtual Amazon Care offering this year
Amazon Care is currently live in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore area, and will be rolled out in Dallas, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Los Angeles this year, the unit's director told the HLTH conference Tuesday.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 19, 2021 -
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Microsoft integrates health-specific cloud offering with Cerner EHR
Microsoft is looking to capitalize on healthcare organizations that want to invest in virtual care for the long term.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 19, 2021 -
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Walmart, Transcarent partner to pitch self-insured employers
The retail giant will make its low-cost prescription drugs, along with its optical, telehealth and other services available to self-insured employers while leveraging Transcarent’s digital platform.
By Hailey Mensik • Oct. 18, 2021 -
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Doctor on Demand, Grand Rounds rebrand as Included Health to compete in crowded benefits space
Seven months after announcing plans to merge, virtual care company Doctor on Demand and clinical navigator Grand Rounds are launching a new brand for their combined company.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 18, 2021 -
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UnitedHealth, with profit up 29%, expects contested Change acquisition to close early 2022
The closing news is likely to anger hospital groups, which have raised concerns the deal could hurt health IT competition and give the payer an unfair advantage in contract negotiations. DOJ is investigating the deal.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 14, 2021 -
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Best Buy's latest health acquisition builds on plan to expand at-home care
It's the third healthcare buy for the Minneapolis-based consumer electronics giant, as the company looks to capitalize on the aging population and rising demand for lower-cost care.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 12, 2021 -
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Sponsored by IQVIAThe 21st Century Cures Act update: where we've been and where we're going
Learn what's changed and how you can leverage technology and data to shape the healthcare of tomorrow.
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Optum inks deal with largest health system to date, SSM Health
As part of the agreement, about 2,100 SSM employees across revenue cycle and hospital care management will become Optum employees in an outsourcing deal.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 08, 2021 -
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Deep DiveWill a software bill of materials help or hurt medical device cybersecurity?
For years, FDA has talked about the need for an electronically readable inventory of third-party components in devices, as a way to address the problem of widespread cyber vulnerabilities.
By Greg Slabodkin • Oct. 08, 2021 -
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Teladoc expands virtual primary care pilot to plans nationwide
The vendor hopes Primary360 will serve as an access point to the healthcare system while also enticing patients to its other services.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 07, 2021 -
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Deep DiveHow Morgan Health hopes to finally move the needle on employer health costs: 5 insights from a chat with the venture's CEO
Morgan Health learned a lot from Haven, but is a different beast with better knowledge of the buy-in needed to disrupt the health benefits space, CEO Dan Mendelson told Healthcare Dive.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 07, 2021 -
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Digital health funding reaches new heights with $21.3B so far this year
Overall deal volume decreased, though, with 169 deals in Q3 compared to 223 deals in Q2. The third quarter also saw fewer megadeals of $100 million or above.
By Hailey Mensik • Oct. 05, 2021 -
Ransomware attacks put availability of medical devices at risk, FDA cyber chief says
Industry reached a "watershed moment" earlier this year when a device outage caused by malware endangered patient lives, Kevin Fu, acting director of cybersecurity at CDRH said. "That was something we haven't seen before."
By Greg Slabodkin • Oct. 04, 2021 -
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Sponsored by Teva Respiratory, LLCDr. J. Allen Meadows: How digital inhalers have led to more informed treatment discussions in my practice
Dr. J. Allen Meadows worked with Teva Pharmaceuticals to share his experience with the Digihaler® family of inhalers and accompanying platforms.
By J. Allen Meadows, MD, FACAAI • Oct. 04, 2021 -
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Consumer satisfaction with telehealth fell from last year, J.D. Power finds
Among direct-to-consumer brands, Teladoc ranked highest for consumer satisfaction, followed by MDLive. Among payer-sponsored services, UnitedHealthcare ranked the highest.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 30, 2021 -
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Healthcare workers report cybersecurity, burnout woes worsened by COVID-19
Nearly three quarters of healthcare professionals are concerned that patient health information is being sent through unsecured tools, according to a new survey from hospital communication firm Spok.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 30, 2021 -
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OpinionBroadband investments can improve health, as long as insurers don't roll back telehealth coverage
Jason Resendez of Consumers for Quality Care argues it's time for insurers, policymakers and health systems to embrace telehealth as an integral part of the future of healthcare.
By Jason Resendez • Sept. 27, 2021 -
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Sponsored by ZSHealthcare 2025: Health plans look ahead to emerging business opportunities
Eager to learn how health plans view their role and other stakeholders in the overall healthcare ecosystem today?
