Amazon launches virtual medical clinic for Seattle employees

The trial, called Amazon Care, includes in-person followup doctor visits at an employee's home or office, along with at-home prescription drug delivery.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Sept. 25, 2019

Heal, a medical house calls startup, acquires Doctors on Call

With the acquisition, Heal will be available to 75 million people in Atlanta, California, New York, Northern Virginia and Washington D.C., the company said.

By Linda Wilson • Sept. 24, 2019

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Provider burnout

Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Despite pop health buzz, few providers screen for social needs

In a new JAMA report, hospitals cited lack of financial ability, time and incentives as major barriers to screening for social determinants.

By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 19, 2019

Congress probes private equity firms financing surprise billing fight

Responses from KKR, Blackstone Group and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe are due no later than Sept. 30. 

By Samantha Liss • Sept. 17, 2019

Many people head to ER for quick care, poll finds

Baby boomers are less likely than their younger counterparts to head to the costlier site of care for non-emergency conditions.

By Linda Wilson • Sept. 12, 2019

Healthcare job growth continues, but pace slows

Ambulatory care saw the biggest job gains, while nursing care facilities, residential mental health facilities and offices of non-physician healthcare practitioners saw slight seasonally adjusted drop-offs.

By Ron Shinkman • Sept. 9, 2019

UnitedHealth to link Optum's analytics, provider subsidiaries

Patients and providers will be able to access health data in real time as part of this new "digital ecosystem," Optum CEO Andrew Witty said Thursday.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Sept. 5, 2019

Citing transparency, PBM startup Capital Rx introduces novel pricing model

The framework announced Wednesday, called Clearinghouse Model, is aimed at eliminating price variability for the PBM's customers by itemizing the actual unit cost for all drugs based on a CMS-run benchmark.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Sept. 4, 2019

Thousands who die awaiting kidney transplants rejected multiple organ offers: study

Although the quality of the organ was the primary reason for rejecting an offer, the study suggests the declined organs were suitable for the purpose of sustaining another human being.

By Ron Shinkman • Sept. 3, 2019

FDA urges providers to transition to duodenoscopes with disposable parts

While the agency is advising the transition, the immediate removal of conventional devices could result in shortages and prevent patients from receiving critical care. 

By David Lim • Aug. 30, 2019

Kaiser Permanente workers are set to strike. Does it mark a new trend?

It's still too early to tell whether the uptick in disputes will last long, but one former chief economist for the Department of Labor said "there is something meaningful going on."

By Samantha Liss • Aug. 29, 2019

From wellness to well-being: the evolution of employer health initiatives

What started as on-site yoga classes and smoking cessation programs has evolved into something more holistic and wide-reaching.

By Pamela DeLoatch • Aug. 28, 2019

Phishing scam at Presbyterian exposes 183K patients' data

New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services said the breach may have included Social Security numbers, birth dates, and clinical and health plan information.

By Linda Wilson • Aug. 27, 2019

Humana touts wellness program's impact on productivity, cost savings

Though it's hard to quantify the success of such programs, the payer's researchers concluded organizations should expect to see value after three to five years.

By Lisa Burden • Aug. 27, 2019

Americans largely don't trust payers, providers to secure their health data

While personal physicians get higher marks than health systems, a poll of 1,000 people suggests recent breaches have eroded public faith in security.

By Ron Shinkman • Aug. 26, 2019

Employers say wellness programs are working. Why do employees disagree?

"The paradigm of the past is bringing people to benefits," one source told HR Dive, "but I think more of what needs to occur is bringing benefits to the people."

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 26, 2019

HHS proposes to nix 'onerous' patient record rule

Relaxing existing privacy protections "will only prevent people who need SUD treatment from entering care out of fear that their private health information would be used against them," one patient advocacy coalition said.

By Samantha Liss • Updated Aug. 26, 2019

Giant launches pharmacy app

Users can request refills, transfer prescriptions, view pharmacy history and access a library of health information with the new tool.

By Lauren Manning • Aug. 23, 2019

Consumers like their pharmacies, but CVS trails rivals in survey

Among brick-and-mortar chain pharmacies, Good Neighbor Pharmacy ranked highest in terms of customer satisfaction, followed by Health Mart and Rite Aid. 

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Aug. 20, 2019

Livongo a darling of a Wall Street firm a month after IPO

"The digital health field is littered with companies that have over-promised and under-delivered," analysts at SVB Leerink acknowledge, but they made the case the startup is different.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 20, 2019

Big health plans pledge to look beyond shareholders. Critics aren't so sure

Skeptics call the letter from the Business Roundtable a political stunt in lieu of concrete action. Kaiser Permanente chose not to sign, citing its not-for-profit status.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Aug. 19, 2019

EHRs fuel burnout but don't blame it all on them, study says

In a finding not likely to surprise providers, researchers found electronic health record systems create "information overload" for many clinicians.

By Ron Shinkman • Aug. 19, 2019

Mercy expands RWE program to capture data from other providers

The expansion of the network follows real-world evidence deals with BD, Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 16, 2019

CMS says it wants to cut paperwork. Providers have ideas.

Companies took the agency's request for information as an opportunity to air perennial grievances, including inequitable quality measures, cumbersome prior authorization and problems with interoperability and telehealth.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Aug. 13, 2019

Primary care, younger docs more likely to report burnout

Only a quarter of survey respondents said their work sites effectively address the challenge, citing initiatives to improve workflow and reduce administrative burden, provide flexible scheduling and support wellness.

By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 8, 2019