Digital Healthcare news and trends

VerifiNow Launches Biometric Identity Solution for Telehealth Providers
Biometrics // February 26, 2024

VerifiNow has launched a patient identity verification solution for telehealth providers. PatientVerifi is designed to meet the need for secure patient identity verification in virtual healthcare, the technology company focused on digital identity verification said in a Monday (Feb. 26) press release. “With advanced biometric...

Eli Lilly Debuts Digital Healthcare Platform for Chronic Illness Patients
Healthcare // January 04, 2024

Drugmaker Eli Lilly has launched a digital healthcare platform for obesity, migraine and diabetes patients. LillyDirect, announced on the company website Thursday (Jan. 4), offers things like access to independent healthcare providers and direct home delivery of certain Lilly medicines via third-party pharmacy dispensing services. David A....

Urban-Rural Divide in Digital Healthcare Participation Continues to Grow
Healthcare // December 13, 2023

When it comes to digital healthcare, consumers living in urban areas continue to increase their engagement, but those in rural areas are beginning to pull back and return to more traditional methods. The PYMNTS Intelligence study “ConnectedEconomy™ Monthly Report: The Urban-Rural Health Divide Edition” draws...

Earnings Season Shows Continuing Evolution of Digital Healthcare Transformation
Healthcare // November 13, 2023

The digitization of health care continues. And the progress can be tracked, in part, by the continued slew of earnings reports from the platforms and Big Tech firms making inroads in a market where, as estimated by the government, U.S. healthcare spending tops $4.3 trillion. Beyond...

Interviews & Exclusives
Urban-Rural Divide in Digital Healthcare Participation Continues to Grow

December 13, 2023
When it comes to digital healthcare, consumers living in urban areas continue to increase their engagement, but those in rural areas are beginning to pull back and return to more traditional methods. The PYMNTS Intelligence study “ConnectedEconomy™ Monthly Report: The Urban-Rural Health Divide Edition” draws from a survey of nearly 2,500 United States consumers to […]

AI Leads to Happier Clinicians, More Personalized Patient Experience, Says Kry

November 03, 2023
Healthcare providers are already grappling with capacity constraints, reducing the time they can dedicate to their patients. When clinicians are also burdened with nonessential tasks that offer no real benefit...

Nearly Three Quarters of Consumers Say Single Healthcare Portal Will Improve Patient Experience

May 30, 2023
Online portals have become a popular way to manage healthcare information and payments, but consumers must often use more than one portal, which is cumbersome at best, and that’s giving...

Kry COO: Europe’s Healthcare Providers Cannot Ignore AI for Long

April 25, 2023
European healthcare systems have been slow to digitize as demand for telemedicine and telehealth services has soared around the world in recent years, hampering growth of the region’s digital healthcare...

Quick Reads
GoHealth’s Data Science Platform Draws 75% of Enrollments

March 14, 2024
Health insurance marketplace GoHealth says its investment in its data science platform is paying off. The company launched its Encompass platform last year, and is now seeing it drive 75% of its enrollment, management said during a quarterly earnings call Thursday (March 14). This is happening, CEO Vijay Kotte said, as GoHealth is expecting consumers to increasingly swap health plans. “We […]

VerifiNow Launches Biometric Identity Solution for Telehealth Providers

February 26, 2024
VerifiNow has launched a patient identity verification solution for telehealth providers. PatientVerifi is designed to meet the need for secure patient identity verification in virtual healthcare, the technology company focused...

Eli Lilly Debuts Digital Healthcare Platform for Chronic Illness Patients

January 04, 2024
Drugmaker Eli Lilly has launched a digital healthcare platform for obesity, migraine and diabetes patients. LillyDirect, announced on the company website Thursday (Jan. 4), offers things like access to independent healthcare providers...

American Hospitals Suffer Increase in Cyberattacks

June 25, 2023
Cyberattacks on American hospitals are reportedly growing in number and sophistication. The uptick in cybercrimes — as reported Friday (June 23) by Bloomberg News — comes amid increased health spending...