Accolade raises $50 million as part of expansion plan to court mid-sized employers
New investors taking part in the round included private equity firm Cross Creek Advisors and Madeira Tech Partners.
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Providers can and should use the latest web and mobile cost estimator tools – offering them upfront, before and while people book appointments. Here are three tips to achieve price transparency.
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Enterprise EHR boosts scalability, interoperability, and governance for large healthcare systems.
This London startup’s app assists orthopedic surgery patients
Founded by surgeons Axel Sylvan and Tom Harte, London-based myrecovery is an app that helps orthopedic surgery patients communicate with their surgeon and gain advice about their recovery process.
An advanced directive for patients with dementia that would offer way to withhold food or water faces challenges
Whether assisted feeding can be withdrawn was at the center of recent high-profile cases in which patients with dementia were spoon-fed against their documented wishes because they continued to open their mouths.
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Hashed Health CEO talks about blockchain ambitions for healthcare (Q&A)
John Bass, who will be taking part in a panel discussion on the fundamentals of blockchain in healthcare at the upcoming MedCity INVEST conference in Chicago said the interest in blockchain applications in healthcare has changed dramatically in the past year.
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What if health plans could identify member decline before an avoidable hospitalization occurs? Real-time clinical visibility into long-stay SNF members uncovers risk earlier and drives better outcomes.
Report: Walmart wants to buy Humana in latest retail move to acquire health insurer
Following in the footsteps of CVS Health and its planned acquisition of Aetna, retail giant Walmart is demonstrating just how grand its healthcare aspirations are, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Two months after pilot, Apple launches personal Health Record program to boost patient engagement
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Is it any surprise that corporate giants are taking on healthcare?
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Shulkin is out. What does that mean for future of the VA-Cerner contract?
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In an interview, Kyan Health Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer Konstantin Struck discussed how Kyan gives mid-market and enterprise employers access to premium workforce mental healthcare, at a price point that is affordable.
Bigfoot brings in $55M Series B to propel integrated diabetes platform
The California startup is attempting to create a closed-loop and integrated diabetes platform that attracted Abbott, whic has been a partner since July to invest.
Qualcomm Life CMO: Being a public company CEO more stressful than being heart surgeon
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Lyft adds to its medical transportation portfolio of partnerships with Acuity Link deal
The deal was the latest in what has been a hive of activity in the medical transportation realm in the past couple of years.