Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) play a major role, acting as a bridge between the human element and the healthcare system. Creating a work environment where human potential flourishes, and where technology serves as a seamless extension of our ability to care.
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.
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
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.
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.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
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?
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.
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
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.
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.