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Healthcare

Health care, health-care, or healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals in allied health fields.

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305M+ Healthcare Claims Were Paid Via ACH In 2018
305M+ Healthcare Claims Were Paid Via ACH In 2018
January 17, 2019  |  Healthcare

New data found that more than 306.7 million automated clearing house (ACH) electronic funds transfer (EFT) payments were made from health plans to healthcare providers last...

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Insurers Consider Bringing Apple Watches To Seniors
Insurers Consider Bringing Apple Watches To Seniors
January 16, 2019  |  Apple

In an effort to help consumers over the age of 65 to use the Apple Watch as a health tracker, Apple has reportedly been in...

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Today In Data: Innovating Out Of A Challenge
Today In Data: Innovating Out Of A Challenge
January 16, 2019  |  Today In Data

There is no shortage of challenges in the world. Some are massive – like the ever-growing cost of medical care in the United States. Others are...

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Microsoft/Walgreens Deal Heats Up Digital Healthcare War
Microsoft/Walgreens Deal Heats Up Digital Healthcare War
January 15, 2019  |  Healthcare

Healthcare done digitally is attracting the attention and the dollars of tech giants, linking them with brick-and-mortar players in a push to meld tech and...

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Walmart Ditches CVS As Pharmacy Partner
Walmart Ditches CVS As Pharmacy Partner
January 15, 2019  |  Healthcare

CVS Health, the drugstore chain operator, announced Tuesday (Jan. 15) that Walmart has chosen to leave the CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management (PBM) commercial and...

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How Payment Plans Could Cure A $7.5B Medical Malady
How Payment Plans Could Cure A $7.5B Medical Malady
January 15, 2019  |  Healthcare

In medicine, it seems there is a side effect for every treatment. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, which was signed into law in...

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Healthcare’s CIOs Are Losing Their Purchasing Power
Healthcare’s CIOs Are Losing Their Purchasing Power
January 14, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Worldwide enterprise investment in IT is slated to reach $3.7 trillion, according to 2017 Gartner statistics, marking the fastest growth rate in a decade. The...

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Are Patients Really Gaining More Power Over Healthcare Pricing?
Are Patients Really Gaining More Power Over Healthcare Pricing?
January 11, 2019  |  Healthcare

Information is power, right? Sure. Except when it’s a source of confusion. That’s the emerging — if very early — story so far with the new...

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Can Click-And-Collect Innovate Pharmacy’s Last Mile?
Can Click-And-Collect Innovate Pharmacy’s Last Mile?
January 11, 2019  |  Retail

The last mile of prescription refills remains a frustrating, friction-filled experience. Pharmacy apps make the act of refilling a breeze. Text prompts offer reminders that...

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