Hospital at home providers navigate complexities during shutdown
When the government entered a partial shutdown Oct. 1, hospitals across the country faced a major task: discharging, relocating or...
Telehealth waivers expire Oct. 1 as shutdown inches closer
Medicare beneficiaries stand to lose access to two key virtual care programs that the federal government has offered since the...
UnitedHealthcare unveils direct-to-consumer shopping tool
UnitedHealthcare is rolling out a new offering that aims to make it easier for employer plan members to shop for...
$1T healthcare shift is coming, driven by virtual care, AI: PwC
Growing demand for care and a rapidly aging population could drive U.S. healthcare spending to $8.6 trillion by 2035, more...
New tech company Stellarus expands to more health plans
Stellarus, a Blue Shield of California sister company that was spun out in January, is banding together with two Blues...
URAC starts AI accreditation for users and developers of AI
Healthcare accreditation body URAC is rolling out the nation’s first accreditation program for users and developers of healthcare artificial intelligence. ...
Omada touts strong results of GLP-1 companion program
Despite the hype about weight loss drugs known as GLP-1s, serious questions have remained about their efficacy when patients wean...
Google unveils AI health coach for Fitbit—Health Tech Roundup
Fitbit app gets AI upgrade with personal health coach As fitness trackers get artificial intelligence updates, Google developed an AI-powered...
Athenahealth rolling out AI-native version of EHR platform
Athenahealth is rolling out new artificial intelligence features for ambulatory providers as part of a larger upgrade to an “AI-native”...
Ascension launches new institute to vet, deploy innovations
Ascension is taking a more intentional approach to innovations with a new unit dedicated to exploring, vetting and deploying tech...
