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Today In Healthcare: Billion-Dollar COVID-19 Booster Market, Walgreens Launches Credit Card Rewards Program
August 16, 2021

Today in healthcare: Hospitals are increasing their focus on procure-to-pay goals. Plus, COVID-19 boosters could generate billions for Pfizer and Moderna, and Walgreens incentivizes healthy living choices through a credit card rewards program. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Ciitizen HealthTech Firm Collabs With Rochester RHIO For Streamlined Data Sharing
August 16, 2021

Rochester RHIO is the first health information exchange (HIE) to collaborate with the Ciitizen network to facilitate the sharing of clinical data with patients, according to a press release on Monday (Aug. 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Today In Healthcare: Walgreens, VillageMD Expand Into Orlando; GoodRx Reports Jump In Subscribers Seeking Discounts
August 12, 2021

Today in healthcare, Walgreens and VillageMD will open 10 Orlando-area Village Medical locations this year, and more GoodRx subscribers are seeking discounts. Plus, BlueJeans Telehealth enhances virtual health care with televisit tile and integration with the Apple Health app. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Walgreens, VillageMD Opening 10 Orlando Primary Care Clinics
August 12, 2021

Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD will open three Orlando area Village Medical clinics at Walgreens locations, the companies announced Thursday (Aug. 12), and will cut the ribbon on seven more Sunshine State outposts by the end of the year. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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GoodRx Reports Spike In Subscribers Seeking Drug Discounts
August 12, 2021

Healthcare is rife with frictions – for patients, certainly, grappling with the increasing burdens of high deductibles, high drug costs and the responsibility for a growing percentage of financial liability tied to their care. In the app-driven economy, that digital front door can be key...

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Today In Healthcare: New COVID Rules Could Harm US Businesses; Flywire Payment Volume Surges
August 11, 2021

Today in healthcare: Businesses, organizations and governments are updating their COVID-19 rules to bring back masks. Plus, PharmEasy is considering a $1 billion IPO for its Mumbai-based online healthcare and medicine delivery platform, and Flywire’s payment volume is up 85 percent in the past year....

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BlueJeans Telehealth Adds Feature To Improve Virtual Patient Care
August 11, 2021

Virtual healthcare offering BlueJeans Telehealth now includes a Televisit Tile and integration with the Apple Health app to improve patients’ video-based interactions with their medical professionals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Today in Healthcare: 5G Powers Telehealth Innovation, JPMorgan Backs Medical Subscription Startup
August 06, 2021

Today in healthcare, Vizient launches a healthcare supply chain assistant and JPMorgan invests $50 million in Vera Whole Health, a medical subscription startup. Plus, 5G networks are powering the telehealth revolution and GoodRx and Surescripts team up for drug discounts. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Flexible Financing Is The Healthcare Rx That’s Good For Patients and Doctors
August 06, 2021

A generation ago, patients didn’t think of themselves as healthcare consumers because the transactional part of the process was largely taken care of by their insurance provider and evaluating the cost was not a big consideration for most. Get the Full Story Complete the form...