Tag: health tech
ZocDoc launches new search capability and more digital health news
Zocdoc, a health tech company known for its appointment-booking and doctor-search tool, announced its new Guided Search capability.The tool provides patients with more tailored search results based on their symptoms and what they are…
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Healthcare executives are investing in digital health tech without seeing an ROI
Nearly all healthcare executives that participated in the survey, 96%, said investing in healthcare technology is worth the cost; however, 71% expressed overall hospital expenses have not gone down by implementing the digital tools,…
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Views of Digital Health from the Oregon Trail – MedCity News
I’m too old to be a millennial. I’m too young to be a Gen X-er. Folks like me who were born in the late 1970s are better classified as the Oregon Trail Generation, named…
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3 Reasons to Attend the Payer Insights Sessions at ViVE 2024 – MedCity News
The decisions health insurance executives make reverberate across the healthcare industry. Reimbursement policies, billing practices, the decisions that govern which technologies to adopt affect members, physician practices, hospitals and health systems. The Biden administration…
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“The Name May Be ‘Neue’ but Their Problems are Old”: Will Bright Health’s Rebrand Save It? – MedCity News
When insurtech Bright Health Group first emerged back in 2015, it had bold goals of disrupting the insurance industry by leveraging technology. It raised a whopping $2.4 billion — including from Cigna Ventures — and went…
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Why One Google Cloud Exec Thinks HHS’ New Cybersecurity Guidelines Are A Step In The Right Direction – MedCity News
Cyberattacks remain a formidable threat to healthcare providers, with hackers’ tactics getting more sophisticated by the day.
Policymakers are trying to combat this. For example, New York Governor Kathy Hochul released a proposed set of…
Navigating Tomorrow’s Behavioral Health with Compassion and Innovation – MedCity News
Behavioral health is having a moment.
With the Covid-19 pandemic fading in the rearview mirror, it appears that some market trends are here to stay. For instance, the demand for behavioral health services that skyrocketed…
Everly Health Partners With National Kidney Foundation, Expands Kidney Health Testing Suite – MedCity News
Everly Health is teaming up with the National Kidney Foundation to improve education around chronic kidney disease, the company announced Monday. In addition, Everly Health is also expanding its diabetes monitoring and kidney health…
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Contrasting Provider-To-Consumer vs Direct-To-Consumer Healthcare Model – MedCity News
The direct-to-consumer (DTC) model of healthcare may be the future of healthcare delivery in regards to consumer access and potentially reducing bureaucracy. Even Eli Lilly is getting in on the action with LillyDirect for…
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