One of the most important things providers can do on the journey toward consumer-driven care is to check their paternalism at the door, said Nworah Ayogu, head of healthcare impact at Thrive Capital.
Headspace is going toe-to-toe with the likes of Talkspace and BetterHelp by bringing its mental health services directly to consumers — starting with text-based mental health coaching.
When it comes to managing inbound phone calls, underperformance has devastating cost implications.
Intrinsic acquires and sells brands that fill unmet women's health needs. Its $15 million funding round brings the company’s total funding to $128 million, with investors including FCA Venture Partners, MAP Investco, Define Ventures, Link Ventures and Redesign Health.
Johnson & Johnson announced it plans to separate its consumer health products into a separate company, leaving the remaining business to focus on the more research-oriented pharmaceuticals and medical devices business segments. The announcement follows similar moves made by other large pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
The potential rewards for drugmakers' investments in pharmaceuticals and vaccines are enormous, but so are the risks, an industry consultant said.
The British drugmaker plans to separate the consumer health joint venture with Pfizer announced Wednesday three years after the transaction closes.
Zelis CEO Amanda Eisel shares her perspective on how the company is solving the problems of a fragmented health financial system to benefit all.
The Internet giant said that it made the move after determining that fully 1 percent of all searches worldwide are symptom related. Google knew that it wasn't delivering the best results.
Baltimore startup ICMed is getting ready to release the first update to its mobile app since 2011, and it's radically different from the existing version, reflecting the growth in social media and team-based care in the last four years.
This update represents the outgrowth of a Google partnership with Mayo Clinic?, announced in February, to provide more accurate health information to Internet searchers.
"Sloppiness and privacy indifference will reduce the utility of the health tech market," according to eldercare industry analyst Laurie Orlov.
A new report from Relatient, A Data-Driven Guide to Patient Access Succes, highlights how focusing on data accuracy and relevance can enhance the performance of healthcare practices.
A Harvard Medical School study reviewed 23 sites, such as WebMD, the Mayo Clinic and DocResponse. One third listed the correct diagnosis as the first option for patients.
CVS Health has become the first private company to integrate the federal government's HealthFinder.gov service into its website via a public API.
Advocates of greater patient access to health data are using Mother’s Day as an opportunity to encourage consumer to demand copies of their own health data by launching an awareness drive and online petition. “Mom is the health CEO in many families,” explained Lygeia Ricciardi, former director of the Office of Consumer eHealth in the […]
Fitbit is sizing up FitStar for an acquisition deal, according to a report by TechCrunch. The company creates apps for fitness and yoga that use videos led by fitness instructors. It’s one of a group of app developers Fitbit has partnered with so its users can enlist a variety of apps to help aggregate data […]
If there’s a counter argument for that University of Pennsylvania study suggesting there’s little difference between the accuracy of smartphone fitness apps and fitness wearables to track steps, Steve LeBoeuf would be the one to make it. He’s the president of Valencell, a company that develops and licenses its PerformTech technology that powers several wearable […]