Vital signs are improving for in-office doctor visits after they cratered in 2020. The latest evidence comes from CVS Health’s Q3 results, which beat analysts’ expectations, based in part on higher prescription volumes — a tell that more people are going to the doctor. As...
Use of artificial intelligence (AI) by hospitals is now hitting its stride after a long ramp-up as more systems and facilities sink serious dollars and effort into connected healthcare. On Monday (Nov. 1), the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Brigham and Women’s Hospital announced the opening of...
Retail, pharmacy and healthcare company CVS Health is continuing to roll out new offerings aimed at helping consumers keep up with their wellness, as people are placing more importance on their health after nearly two years of COVID-19. CVS Health recently launched Aetna Virtual Primary...
Today in healthcare, GI Partners invests in Rectangle Health through recapitalization, and Walmart and Sam’s Club introduce the Elton John Eyewear collection. Plus, automated blood pressure monitor company Aktiia grabs $17.5 million for growth and expansion, and advancements in voice technology could improve overall patient...
Telemedicine, and telehealth more broadly, have soared in the wake of the pandemic, and according to PYMNTS, patient adoption has increased from below 40% prior to the start of the crisis to over 60% of patients seeking digital doctor visits today. Read more: Healthcare Payments...
While telemedicine maintains its growth trajectory, technology and treatment are merging into solutions based around connected voice and artificial intelligence (AI), creating a new generation of voice-powered diagnostics tools and virtual patient assistants. Nowhere is this new tech uptake more prevalent than with Amazon’s announcement last week that its Alexa Smart Properties unit is bringing connected voice capabilities to...
The connected healthcare ecosystem is coming together in fits and starts, with Big Tech players increasing efforts to grow into the sector with new cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven solutions. That’s turning out to be easier said than done, as evidenced by the disbanding...
Today in healthcare, 23andMe buys Lemonaid Health for $400 million, and Prime and Synchrony expand healthcare financing offering. Plus, online billing makes things easier for senior living facilities operators and their residents, and Anomaly snags $17 million in Series A and seed funding. Healthcare Payments...
Healthcare provider Prime Healthcare and financial service company Synchrony rolled out a collaboration on Tuesday (Oct. 26) that allows Prime’s patients to pay for their healthcare appointments over time through Synchrony’s CareCredit credit card. “Patient care will always be our number one priority,” Sunitha Reddy,...
