Over the past decade, Abbott and Dexcom — the two largest makers of continuous glucose monitors — have been teaming up with medical device companies that sell automated insulin delivery systems. Industry experts think these partnerships are smart moves to stay relevant in the rapidly-developing diabetes care space.
Through a new partnership, payers and providers will be able to leverage Socially Determined’s social risk data to identify which patients have barriers to accessing healthcare and what those barriers are. Uber Health will then be able to offer its services to support those patients’ specific needs, whether it’s non-emergency medical transportation, same-day prescription delivery or grocery and over-the-counter item delivery.
Executives from Imagine360, Verily, BrightInsight, Lantern, and Rhapsody shared their approaches to reducing healthcare costs and facilitating digital transformation.
To deliver real value in today’s highly fragmented market, healthtech startups stand to significantly benefit by working with incumbents. Rather than focusing solely on disruption, these startups working with established partners concentrate on proving demonstrable ROI, clinical value, dollars saved, better outcomes and improved healthcare economics.
Accolade added Equip to its Trusted Partner Ecosystem, a collection of health vendors vetted by Accolade that its customers can decide to contract with. Equip virtually connects patients struggling with an eating disorder with a five person care team, which includes a medical physician, dietician, therapist, peer mentor and family mentor.
Eden Health will join Hint Health’s Hint Connect platform, which is a network of independent direct primary care clinics. Through the partnership, employees of Hint Connect’s employer customers will be able to choose whether they want to receive care from a local DPC provider in their area (either in-person or virtually) or a virtual provider through Eden Health.
Through the partnership, patients can find and book appointments with Zaya’s providers via Zocdoc's website or app. The partnership represents the first time Zocdoc will have lactation consultants available on its marketplace, said Dr. Oliver Kharraz, Zocdoc founder and CEO.
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana and Premise Health will build a primary care center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, that will be exclusive to the health plan's fully-insured members in the area. Members will gain access to a care team that comprises physicians, nurse practitioners, a behavioral health specialist and medical assistants.
The partnership is with Nextera Healthcare, a Colorado-based direct primary care provider. Nextera will join Hint Health's Hint Connect platform, a network of direct primary care providers for employers and third-party administrators.
The new platform is a “digital front door” for members, offered on the web and through the My Highmark app. It will help members with scheduling appointments, accessing primary care and urgent care, managing prescription drugs and other services. It will roll out in January.
The health system and startup studio's new joint venture will develop and launch companies that use artificial intelligence to address healthcare problems, including disparities in care. The venture will combine Northwell's clinical expertise and patient data with Aegis' data scientists and commercialization capabilities.
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
The New Jersey-based health system initially partnered with Google in 2019. It has now migrated to Google Workspace, providing thousands of Chrome OS devices to remote workers, and is using Google Cloud AI capabilities to detect diseases like breast cancer and Covid-19.
CommonSpirit Health CEO Lloyd Dean is retiring next summer, while Jefferson Health CEO Dr. Stephen Klasko will step down at the end of the year. The longtime leaders have led their respective systems through several highs and lows, including the turbulent first 18 months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Truveta, a company owned by 17 U.S. health systems, will build its data analytics solution on the Microsoft Azure cloud computing platform. Microsoft will also help the company scale the solution globally and engage new customers.
Through the partnership, Highmark members will gain access to a personalized digital program that aims to reduce harmful drinking. The program includes virtual visits, medication-assisted treatment and coaching support.
Dubbed the Akron Children's Health Collaborative, the pediatric ACO will focus on improving care for the approximately 100,000 children in Ohio covered by Medicaid whose benefits are managed by CareSource.