The rising popularity of mental health apps in recent years represents the coupling of two separate healthcare trends: an increased focus on mental and emotional well-being and a shift towards remote appointments. In Africa, several startups that specialize in delivering remote therapy solutions are emerging...
Healthcare benefits infrastructure firm First Dollar is collaborating with global FinTech investment rail and fractional investing company DriveWealth to power a Health Savings Account (HSA) investing experience inside of their API-driven Health Wallet Platform. Health plans, financial institutions, and third-party administrators (TPAs) can partner with First Dollar...
In the full-court press for a piece of the at-home healthcare market, self-testing is among areas of increasing interest for the cost and time efficiencies they represent versus costly labs. Latest evidence of the legs under the trend is JPMorgan Chase & Co. business unit...
Telehealth is evolving from its current transitory state to a permanent fixture in the treatment matrix — and it’s being powered by deeper integration with patient data that supercharges video visits. Of the many paths to innovation, the one of least resistance in this case...
GE announced Monday (Sept. 12) that the previously-declared spinoff of its health unit into a freestanding company, GE HealthCare, is scheduled for January 2023. The Boston-based conglomerate also identified the new company’s top leadership and board of directors in a press release. H. Lawrence Culp...
Health care — that once-staid bastion of paper checks, paper charts, invoices and faxes — has managed to make the omnichannel leap. And, as PYMNTS and CareCredit found in the recent report “The ConnectedEconomy: Omnichannel Healthcare Takes Center Stage,” roughly half (46%) of more than...
New PYMNTS data reveals that close to half (46%) of U.S. consumers are engaging in healthcare both in-person and via digital means, bringing healthcare firmly into the omnichannel trend that’s already reshaped retailing and is promising the same for a reforming healthcare system. It’s a...
Walmart and UnitedHealth Group closed a 10-year deal to use their complementary resources and expertise to offer people affordable health services with improved outcomes and a renewed patient experience. The program will launch next year with 15 Walmart Health locations in Florida and Georgia. Optum, a...
It’s an awkward moment during a telehealth video visit when that tech hits a physical wall, and the doctor or clinician needs to schedule you to come in for tests and exams. HealthTech firms are addressing this last-mile challenge with services that bridge virtual and...
