On the surface, the idea seems deeply pragmatic — a thought that comes straight from the storied intellectual school of “well, duh!” and a tradition that reveres Captain Obvious as the paragon of philosophical truth. Yes, it seems very smart to use fitness trackers, such as...
Healthcare is proving a greenfield opportunity to big tech firms like Amazon and Apple, and retailers like Walmart. Here's why the Hippocratic Oath is likely to be, increasingly, rendered in bits and bytes.
As the world — and the world of payment and commerce — ready themselves for the deployment of 5G mobile technology, the healthcare industry is anticipating the likely changes, some of which will involve wearables and billing. Over the next three years or so, 5G...
Digital technology and the data that consumers are willing to provide are giving insurance agents a closer look at the day-to-day habits of individuals, with premiums and policies ideally being adjusted to better reflect risks. Among the most promising areas for this new world of...
There are few participants in the American healthcare system that offer rave reviews of its payment process. Providers (doctors, hospitals, etc.), payers (insurance companies) and members (patients) all offer different perspectives on what’s really wrong – but all agree that if healthcare payments was a patient, it would be...
Leavitt Partners, Facing Addiction with NCADD (The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence) and Remedy Partners, along with other leading healthcare companies, announced last week they have launched the Addiction Recovery Medical Home (ARMH) model, an Alternative Payment Model (APM) designed to provide patients...
Digital technology is changing healthcare, from recordkeeping to disbursements, but the move away from analog is a journey that involves significant hurdles. Consider the ongoing “Patients Over Paperwork” effort from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Designed to cut “red tape” from healthcare,...
We have come a long way from the days when patients in the U.S. did not have to foot all that much for healthcare — when it came to doctor visits and the like. How small was the out-of-pocket? About 5 percent of the bill....
Anthem, the health benefits company, announced Monday (Aug. 20) that it inked a deal with Walmart to advance the companies’ joint goals of reducing healthcare costs and providing consumers with more access to over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. In a press release, the companies announced that an Anthem-Walmart...
