Connected Wellness news and trends

Dental Practices Go Big on BNPL
Healthcare Financing // November 30, 2022

More than 500 dental practices are adopting patient financing tools each month.  They’re doing so to offer their patients financing that is accessible, fair, fast and transparent, financial technology provider Sunbit said in a Monday (Nov. 28) press release.  There’s a need for such an...

New Data Shows Wellness Is Leading the Way on Wearables
Wearables // November 22, 2022

Wellness and wearables go together like watches and wrists, like rings and fingers, but they’re far more than digital status symbols. Wellness is bringing out the true utility of these trendy devices as innovation in the wearables space shows, borne out by new research. Analyzing...

57% of Consumers Use Digital Apps and Wearables to Monitor Their Health
Connected Economy // November 03, 2022

Consumers are getting more comfortable by the quarter with digital wearables that track vital signs and health signals and share them with apps and platforms that help manage health. Not only is this a good sign for consumer health, but it also signals greater adoption...

New Financing Products Take the Pain out of Healthcare Payments
Healthcare Financing // October 31, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) applications in the healthcare space are shaping up to be one of the most effective treatments for the high cost of healthcare, filling affordability gaps across a range of expensive treatments ranging from elective surgeries to dentistry to countless other...

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57% of Consumers Use Digital Apps and Wearables to Monitor Their Health

November 03, 2022
Consumers are getting more comfortable by the quarter with digital wearables that track vital signs and health signals and share them with apps and platforms that help manage health. Not only is this a good sign for consumer health, but it also signals greater adoption of connected economy dynamics, where engaging in one “pillar” or […]

57% of US Consumers Sought Preventative Healthcare Online

October 07, 2022
We’re taking better care of ourselves — good news for physical, mental and financial health. The preventative care movement is also part of the connected economy of devices and data,...

Quick Reads
WeightWatchers Acquiring Subscription Telehealth Platform Weekend Health

March 06, 2023
WeightWatchers is acquiring subscription telehealth platform Weekend Health, which does business as Sequence. The planned acquisition will add Sequence’s platform, which offers access to healthcare providers who specialize in chronic weight management, to WeightWatchers’ other weight loss and weight management tools, WeightWatchers said in a Monday (March 6) press release. “Clinical interventions require better education, […]

Dental Practices Go Big on BNPL

November 30, 2022
More than 500 dental practices are adopting patient financing tools each month.  They’re doing so to offer their patients financing that is accessible, fair, fast and transparent, financial technology provider...