Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

Walmart acquires telehealth provider MeMD

Walmart is advancing its healthcare capabilities with the acquisition of telehealth provider MeMD.

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How to make virtual healthcare personal

In healthcare, it is likely that an increased demand for telehealth will remain, meaning providers will need to continue ramping up their capabilities and personalizing this care.

 

Telehealth claims surged in 2020

Telehealth claim lines rose 2,817% from December 2019 to December 2020, according to a new report that revealed how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how healthcare is delivered and consumed.

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Humana partners with IBM Watson on AI solution

Health insurance giant Humana is joining forces with IBM Watson to equip Humana’s Employer Group members with a conversational AI solution. 

 

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Electronic transactions could save healthcare industry $16.3B

Transitioning to fully electronic transactions could save the healthcare industry $16.3 billion, or about 42% of existing annual spend on administrative transactions.

 

Aggregated, analyzed web searches predict spikes, falloffs in COVID cases

Emulating finance’s use of satellite parking-lot imagery to guide investments in retail, researchers have tapped Google search patterns to helpfully predict ebbs and flows of COVID cases across the U.S.

YouTube to bring authoritative health content with new partnerships

YouTube has partnered with numerous healthcare organizations to bring credible health information content to its video-sharing platform.

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Kaiser Permanente partners with Accenture, Microsoft to improve cloud capabilities

Kaiser Permanente is scaling up its cloud capabilities through a new deal with Microsoft and Accenture.

Around the web

In the post-COVID era, wages for permanent RNs are rising, and wages for travelers are decreasing. A new report tracked these trends and more. 

Two medical device companies have announced a transaction that could shake up the U.S. electrophysiology market. 

These companies were already part of the Johnson & Johnson family, but they had still retained their previous brand names. Now, each one is officially going by Johnson & Johnson MedTech. 

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