Spring Health launched Sage, a platform that offers asynchronous video lessons to help employees manage their own mental health and support managers in creating a healthy work environment.
Surgery management has emerged as a key area where employers are collaborating with providers through companies like Transcarent to provide more informed guidance on surgery care delivery options for the best patient outcomes and experience.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Companies in every industry are now hiring a chief medical officer—an executive once found only in healthcare organizations—to implement and oversee programs that optimize employee well-being.
The latest generation of health and wellness offerings enables employers to provide tailored solutions to their workforce. These apps and programs often leverage big data analytics and the human touch to both identify and connect with employees.
The Canadian startup secured C$62 million (or about $47.5 million) in a round led by TELUS Ventures. Wittington Ventures, OMERS, RBC Ventures, Real Ventures, Infinite Potential Group and BDC IT Venture Fund also participated in the round.
Remember to sleep, move, eat well, be mindful… the list goes on. With so many diverse corporate wellness initiatives, how can companies protect employees from getting overwhelmed?
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
BioBeats makes apps that apply artificial intelligence in the cloud, looking for what CEO David Plans called "instances of well-being."
The health insurer saved more than $650,000 in the first year by individualizing interventions for employees at high risk of developing metabolic syndrome, according to peer-reviewed study.
Employee wellness programs have a spotty track record, but Indiana University Health is making its effort work.
Hollywood celebrities and other Beautiful People don't want to spend hours in the gym, so they make smart lifestyle choices. Data can help inform these decisions, according to celebrity fitness trainer Harley Pasternak.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Value on investment is about more than just the financial bottom line, according to Stuart Slutzky, chief of product innovation for Humana Vitality, the health insurer's wellness and incentive program for members.
The move will allow Fitbit to share data from its corporate wellness platform with care providers, health plans and self-insured employers.
"Most workforce wellness activities today have failed," Nebeyou Abebe, senior director for health and well-being at foodservice and facilities management company Sodexo North America, said at this week's MedCity ENGAGE conference in Philadelphia.