Navigating the Wellness Frontier: Show Me the Science
Wellness-oriented consumers are seeking products and practices backed not only by promises but by scientific credibility.
16 Health Systems Help Launch Health & Wellness Marketplace
Vale Health announced its launch on Monday at ViVE. The startup's platform helps health systems connect their patients to health and wellness products, which are becoming increasingly interesting to consumers. Vale has 16 founding health systems partners that will go live with the platform, with the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network being the first.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
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.
DTC Metabolic Tracker Company To Expand Personalized Nutrition Guidance With $62M
Lumen sells a handheld device that measures users’ metabolism through breath and connects to an app that helps track goals and provides nutrition coaching. The funding round was led by Pitango Venture Capital, and included participation from Hanwha Group and Resolute Ventures.
11 highlights of the HLTH agenda
HLTH 2022 will include compelling discussions across eight stages from the state of women's health, sleep tech, healthcare CEOs’ perspectives on collaboration partners, the mind-body connection in health, investment trends, and more. Register today!
WELL by HLTH program builds on consumerization of healthcare trend
Among the topics of discussion at the event within the HLTH conference are: making the future of food and nutrition accessible and sustainable, managing and monitoring sleep health, and destigmatizing sexual health and wellness. Register today!
INVEST Digital Health combines consumer and employer perspectives in healthcare
The MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference in Dallas, scheduled for September 28, will zero in on digital health topics and trends in the context of employer and employee healthcare concerns.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
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.
Consumer attitudes are changing: Whole body health is the new normal
Wellness is no longer about fad diets, only calorie-counting or workout videos a la 'Barry’s Bootcamp.' Wellness today is broad, encompassing fitness, nutrition, and physical and mental health. It's a complete body-mind approach.
In another blow to workplace wellness programs, study finds no improvement in health outcomes, cost
A randomized, controlled three-year study of workplace wellness programs found no significant improvement in health outcomes for employees or cost. In fact, there was no improvement in self-reported health behaviors for employees who participated for the full 3-year period compared with those who participated for just 18 months.
Amazon tries its hand at wearables
The e-commerce giant made its debut in the wearables market with Halo, a fitness tracker with some unique features. Amazon said the device and its corresponding app can scan a user’s voice for emotions and measures a user’s body composition.
Are we experiencing a natural selection moment in health tech?
Health tech companies in the wellness industry might face a more difficult market than those in the clinical-grade domain. Benefits offered by wellness companies are those most likely to be viewed as nice-to-have perks that may not bring enough value.
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Fitbit launches first partnership with Medicaid plan
Patients with type 2 diabetes on WellCare of Georgia’s Medicaid plan will be able to receive the wearables as part of their plan starting in 2020.
Blue Shield of California launches marketplace with a new approach to wellness
"We realized that that the old way of doing things - which was identifying a single point solution and putting that out to members - wasn't going to work," said Bryce Williams, Blue Shield of California's vice president of lifestyle medicine.
Bon Secours Mercy Health invests in employee wellness company ADURO
Redmond, Washington-based ADURO offers a digital platform combined with live coaching, which can help employees in areas such as health, finance and personal growth.
Healthcare leaders listen up: Personalized wellbeing is the next frontier
Personalized medicine shouldn't be practiced in just clinical settings but for all aspects of a person’s health and wellbeing to truly transform the industry and control burgeoning spend.
Key points to consider in developing digital therapeutics
At the Health 2.0 conference in Santa Clara a range of healthcare players from large employers to young startups spoke about their approaches to developing and implementing digital therapeutics.