World-shaking events have a way of revolutionizing things, and few examples fit the bill better than telehealth, going from modest to mainstream faster than you can say “COVID.” Simultaneously, additional digital payments options are becoming an influential factor in healthcare. The two breakthroughs are proceeding...
SmartLinx, a company that provides a workforce management tool for healthcare facilities, has launched a new marketplace designed to address the staffing shortage in the health field. “When the pandemic exacerbated an already growing staffing shortage, we knew we had to act quickly to help...
The tug of war between healthcare providers and insurers over medical billing practices is casting a spotlight on how medical costs and payment responsibility are impacting patient experience. On Dec. 9, The American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Medical Association (AMA) and others sued the...
“Take exactly as prescribed.” It’s sensible advice from professionals we’ve come to trust — pharmacists — as they dispense the medications that make us well and keep us that way. As these things go, this edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Prescription Apps isn’t terribly...
Employer-sponsored buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering medZERO on Friday (Dec. 10) announced it has closed a $5.7 million seed financing round that it will use to invest in its digital platform and hire new employees in the sales, marketing and operations departments. Silicon Valley...
Drugstore chain and health insurer CVS Health said Thursday (Dec. 9) during its Investor Day 2021 presentations that its sales should grow as it continues to expand its services — both in stores and in people’s homes — in its quest to make health care...
Numbers can be misleading without context. While most patients have health insurance, the majority of American families live paycheck to paycheck and are at risk of rationing care. “The Access Channel: How Healthcare Financing Keeps Patients Engaged,” a PYMNTS report with research sponsored by CareCredit,...
Smart payments platform Plastiq is partnering with patient payment app PayGround to offer people a single-app solution to manage and pay all their healthcare bills, even to multiple medical providers. “The pandemic highlighted the need for a massive payment evolution in the healthcare industry,” Stoyan...
Verida, a personal data network owned and controlled by users, is joining forces with global healthcare FinTech MAPay to provide a decentralized health technology network in Bermuda using the Algorand blockchain, according to a recent press release. MAPay, which has developed a hybrid architecture of centralized...
