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InComm Healthcare Debuts Customized Online Insurance Benefits Center
November 18, 2021

In an effort to bolster the online user experience for insurance health plan members, payments FinTech firm InComm Healthcare is introducing an expanded healthcare benefit center, according to a Wednesday (Nov. 17) press release. Health plans leveraging the benefit center will offer members a one-stop...

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Innovators Take Page From Amazon, Netflix to Improve Healthcare Access and Reduce Cost of Care
November 18, 2021

Subscription offerings in telehealth are turning a fragmented and opaque healthcare sector into something that’s now being likened to Netflix, bringing the connected economy of convenience, digital experience and greater affordability to patients at increasing scale. With the American Medical Association (AMA) saying use of...

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Sesame Membership Model Brings ‘Radically Normal Healthcare’ to Millions of US Consumers
November 18, 2021

Online telehealth is growing by leaps as the pandemic drags on, but these services can often feel urgent and impermanent compared to the close in-person relationships patients like to form with primary care physicians and specialists. If Amazon were to take it on, it would...

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CareCredit CEO: Better Patient Billing Improves Doctor-Patient Loyalty
November 16, 2021

Soaring healthcare costs are enough to make you feel ill — or worse, stop you from seeking care altogether. In its brief, 2021 and Beyond, the American Medical Association (AMA) stated that 30% of insured U.S. adults found it hard to meet their health insurance...

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UK’s Babylon Health Sees ‘Huge Demand’ in US Driven by Unique, Digital-First Solution
November 12, 2021

In its first earnings call as a public company, Babylon Health, one of the world’s fastest-growing digital healthcare companies worldwide, on Friday (Nov. 12) announced strong financial and operating results for the third quarter that ended Sept. 30. In terms of headline numbers, the firm...

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Walgreens and VillageMD Adding 20 Florida Village Medical Locations
November 12, 2021

Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD on Friday (Nov. 12) said it has plans for 20 additional Village Medical at Walgreens primary care practices in the Tampa area, starting with the first location that opened last month. This is the second major market in Florida for...

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Today in Healthcare: Peloton Gets Into Connected Strength, Improving the Patient Experience, GoodRx’s Growth
November 11, 2021

Today in healthcare, artificial intelligence (AI) has the chance to revolutionize healthcare and the continuing growth of connected healthcare. Plus, Peloton joins the connected strength space with new product rollout and GoodRx shares its prescription for continued growth. Digital Diagnostics, In-Home Lab Tests Make Final...

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Digital Diagnostics, In-Home Lab Tests Make Final Mile of Connected Healthcare Possible
November 11, 2021

In healthcare, the patient-as-consumer mindset is taking hold as people begin to expect similar digital convenience and satisfying experiences from doctor visits, testing, procedures and payments to what they’re getting from retail experiences in every corner of commerce. This is where the connected economy will...

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AI is Turning Connected Devices Into Healthcare’s Next Big Thing
November 10, 2021

Giving nurses (and even novices) the ability to perform a cardiac ultrasound with the precision that only artificial intelligence (AI) can provide is opening a world of new use cases that can save lives, transform patient experience, and create greater connected healthcare potential. With heart...