The key reasons for patient satisfaction with telehealth was having adequate facetime, the report said. Those who were ranked high spent enough time providing quality care, explained health concepts clearly and completely resolved medical issues on the first visit.
As part of its Envision U.S. Healthcare Summit, Microsoft conducted interviews with executives at Aetna CVS Health and Humana to highlight some of the ways these companies are adapting to consumerization of healthcare.
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.
The insurers referred to deals Gilead struck with Janssen, Bristol Myers Squibb to prevent the generic version of its retroviral medications from being used as part of combination treatments. They also allege the company struck a deal with Teva to delay the release of its generic drug.
CMS is lowering the average premium for MA plans to $19 per month in 2022 from about $21 this year. The news comes as several insurers announce new MA plan offerings for 2022, including Humana, which said it will launch 72 plans.
SDoH is just one of the topics at the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference, a virtual event scheduled for September 20-23, in collaboration with Medical Alley.
A little over half (55%) of Medicare Advantage plan members actively managed their care in the past year — a nine-percentage-point drop from 2019, according to a new report. This indicates that MA plans are faltering with regard to member engagement.
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.
The hedge fund administrator SS&C Technologies Holdings will be the majority stakeholder, while the two payers will each hold a minority interest in the joint venture, dubbed DomaniRx. The company will develop a claims adjudication platform to support its operations.
After initially purchasing a 40% stake in Kindred at Home for $2.4 billion in 2018, Humana is now fully acquiring the home health and hospice provider for an additional $5.7 billion. The provider will transition to Humana's payer-agnostic healthcare services brand CenterWell.
The partnership between the insurer and EHR giant — announced a year and a half ago — will now focus on streamlining prior authorizations and offering providers enhanced insights about their patients. Ochsner Health will be among the first to implement the new capabilities offered by the companies.
Nick Desai, the co-founder and CEO of Heal, announced he would step down on Tuesday. Scott Vertrees, an advisor to the company, will become the company’s new CEO.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
The health system and payer are joining forces to offer Medicare Advantage patients access to Mercy's telehealth center. They also plan to implement a value-based payment model, tying reimbursement for Mercy clinicians to care quality measures.
Through a new collaboration, Humana's Employer Group members will gain access to IBM Watson Health's AI-powered digital assistant. The chatbot will provide information on member benefits, claims, referrals and cost estimates for medical services.
Interest in home-based care is rising amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In line with this trend, Humana is joining forces with an in-home care provider to offer its members access to hospital-level care at home.
The payer-agnostic subsidiary, Partners in Primary Care, operates primary care centers for thousands of senior U.S. citizens. It has an aggressive growth strategy, with plans to open up to 20 new centers this year. The company is also on track to have 100 centers open by 2023.
The insurer picked digital health startup Vida to offer a virtual diabetes management program for Medicaid patients in Kentucky.