The majority of health insurers’ fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) investigations take place after claims are paid, not before — and consumer payments can be a particular point of vulnerability. Artificial intelligence (AI) can help healthcare companies tackle those vulnerabilities and battle the fraudsters, as...
Virtual healthcare provider HealthTap on Thursday (Sept. 9) announced that subscribers can now text with their selected primary care doctors for free, in addition to already having healthcare for their children, $39 video appointments and a personal care doctor of their choosing. “The importance of...
Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD on Thursday (Sept. 9) announced the opening of 18 Village Medical at Walgreens’ full-service primary care practices in the Phoenix area, as well an intent to open four more locations by year’s end, the companies announced in a press release. The Walgreens and VillageMD integrated care...
Of all the economic sectors with the suffix “tech” stitched on, “healthtech” makes immediate sense to consumers and practitioners alike, as the pandemic continues pushing new paradigms in the delivery of healthcare and smarter, faster ways of paying for that care. For the new study,...
Today in healthcare, healthcare networks must endure 240 hours of setup to protect their data. Plus, CVS adds mental health counseling services and 76 percent prefer digital control of their healthcare records. COVID-Related Stress and Rising Demand See CVS Expand into Mental Health Counseling For...
The great digital shift has extended well beyond the confines of commerce — and with mobile devices in their hands and apps on offer, consumers want to manage their healthcare with high-tech tools. As detailed in the latest Generation HealthTech report, done in conjunction between...
Just like other goods and services, consumers also want convenient and efficient access to a range of healthcare choices and CVS is the latest entrant trying to meet this changing need. For all the well-documented fatalities and respiratory ravages that COVID-19 has inflicted, the virus...
Today in healthcare, WebMD partners with symplr on digital healthcare. Plus, PYMNTS unveils its monthly ranking of telemedicine apps and Recuro Health will use $15 million in Series A funding for digital expansion. Recuro Health Notches $15M Series A For Digital Expansion Integrated digital wellness...
In healthcare, just like every other area of commerce, consumers increasingly want a seamless experience that includes everything from digital appointment setting and record keeping to payments and insurance info. And the younger the patient, the higher the demand for a digitized doctor visit. It’s...
