Healthcare innovations
U.S. health giants form startup to share, analyze patient data
The startup will streamline efforts to analyze anonymous data to improve care, develop better therapies and drugs, and promote more equitable treatment of underrepresented groups.
Benefits Think The top disruptive benefit trends to watch in 2021
Innovative advisers are driving two disruptive benefits trends that both improve the quality of care and reduce year-over-year healthcare costs.
Salesforce aims to sell cloud software for vaccine distribution
Salesforce.com said it will sell its customer software as a “Vaccine Cloud” that can help government agencies and health care providers build and manage their COVID-19 vaccine programs. Read more: How to get employees vaccinated and back to work Government agencies can use the software to analyze data to ensure they are getting enough doses […]
How to get employees vaccinated and back to work
Vaccine management company VaxAtlas launched a COVID platform to help employers track workforce vaccination rates, while simplifying the process for employees.
Lilly invests $30 million in health-equity focused venture fund
The company is working to identify programs run by people in underrepresented communities.
Walgreens inks credit card deal with Synchrony, Mastercard
The new cards allow consumers to earn rewards on health and wellness products.
On-Demand Web Seminar Perspectives on the future of whole-person virtual care
Whole person virtual care is fast becoming the way to empower employees to live their healthiest lives. Join us to discover five important perspectives on the future of virtual care.
UnitedHealth to purchase Change Healthcare for $8 billion
The acquisition is one of UnitedHealth’s largest and is another step in expanding the company’s health services business under its Optum division. The companies said the combination would help simplify services around medical care to improve health outcomes and lower costs.
First Choice Health expands offerings during pandemic
The large self-insured healthcare provider network added new regions and partnered with programs to help consumers cope with quarantine challenges.
Benefits Think Care navigation: The next frontier in managing healthcare costs
Sometimes called “concierge” care services, care navigation refers to services that help patients access and coordinate healthcare — particularly when multiple providers, sites of care and types of healthcare services are involved.
Scott Paddock
Healthcare Bluebook
Nashville school district leader overhauls maternity benefit pricing
David Hines, the 2020 Healthcare Benny Award winner, helped school employees pay zero out-of-pocket costs to have a baby.
Views 3 tips to boost your healthcare literacy with technology
By engaging with technology, we can improve our healthcare literacy, identify cost-saving opportunities and be more prepared for the unexpected.
Tech Adviser of the Year uses technology to improve healthcare price transparency
“New tools can help employees decide which plan is best for them, and where they can go to get the highest quality, lowest cost care for both procedures and prescriptions,” says Chelsey Koster.
Web Seminar The impact of engagement strategies on utilization and cost savings
This webinar will help attendees better understand the efforts employers make to meet the Triple Aim Goals (better outcomes, improved healthcare experience and achieve lower costs) via engagement strategies that impact utilization and cost savings.
Benefits Think Bracing for the COVID ‘long haul’
As some companies prepare staff to return to the office, and working parents balance work and back-to-school schedules, employers imagine what the prolonged coronavirus recovery will really look like.
Walden Siew
Arizent
Catapult Health launches new virtual program to improve access to preventive care
Visits to healthcare clinics are trending well below their pre-coronavirus levels, setting the stage for increased future health issues.
COVID-19 at-home testing kits can make returning to work safer
A new partnership aims to support safe returns to the workplace through FDA-authorized testing.
