The health insurance startup and transportation service company are joining forces to offer Medicare Advantage members access to non-emergency medical transportation. With transportation being a key social determinant of health, Clover Health and Roundtrip are aiming to improve member experience and outcomes through the partnership.
Per the partnership, Geisinger Health Plan's half a million members will gain access to Tomorrow Health's services, which focus on coordinating medical supplies for home-based care. Tomorrow Health's platform connects patients to medical equipment suppliers and guides them through the purchase process.
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.
This post is sponsored by PatientSafe Solutions. While technology is offering the opportunity to provide better care for patients, transitioning to a world of shared data and more coordinated care is easier said than done. “Population Health Management means many things to many people,” says Amber Thompson, Vice President of Coordinated Care at PatientSafe Solutions. […]
This post is sponsored by PatientSafe Solutions. Interoperability has become a big topic in healthcare of late…and a tricky one. Its benefits are clear; its implementation, however, is not. Achieving interoperability among providers, payers, vendors, even regulators is no easy task, and, according to Sergio Carbone, chief information officer at PatientSafe Solutions, not likely one […]
This post is sponsored by PatientSafe Solutions. While the ongoing change from fee-for-service to fee-for-performance healthcare is rooted in providing better and more efficient care to patients, plenty of providers remain skeptical about the transition and what it means for their already, in some cases, razor-thin margins. “What we hear from clients is fee-for-service isn’t […]
(Guest Blog courtesy of Doctor Donald Voltz) By Thanh Tran, CEO, Zoeticx, Inc. Thanh Tran is CEO and Co-Founder of Zoeticx, Inc., a medical software company located in San Jose, CA. He is a 20 year veteran of Silicon Valley’s IT industry and has held executive positions at many leading software companies. Imagine if banks did […]
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.
Smith & Nephew, the U.K. orthopedics, wound management and trauma treatment company, announced Wednesday that it is acquiring Texas-based wound care company Healthpoint Biotherapeutics for $782 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in December. Healthpoint Biotherapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company and is currently developing a cell therapy for the treatment of venous […]