Over the past year, digital enrollment has increased to make up about 30 percent of Louisiana's Medicaid health plan choices, according to a Nov. 28 Governing report.

Veritas Genetics, a startup offering consumers and healthcare organizations whole genome sequencing and interpretation for $599, ceased U.S. operations on Dec. 4, citing an "adverse financing situation."

Unconventional healthcare players, including Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart, have made strides in 2019 to enter the market. 

Wellesley, Mass.-based Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Ride Health announced on Dec. 5 a collaboration to offer Medicare Advantage members in the region free non-emergency medical transportation.

With ambitious plans to open 1,500 HealthHub concept stores across the U.S. by the end of 2021, CVS Health shows no signs of slowing its expansion into the realm of consumer-centric healthcare, one year after acquiring Aetna for $69 billion.

UNC Health Care implemented a new mobile application that helps patients navigate around the Chapel Hill, N.C.-based health system's campuses, according to a Dec. 4 news release.

Ford's GoRide Health non-emergency transportation service is in the process of shuttering across the five regions of Ohio and Michigan in which it was available, with an expected end date of Dec. 13, according to a notice on the service's website.

DarioHealth's MyDario digital system for diabetes management is now available via the Walmart website, the two companies announced Dec. 3.

Nutrition is among the social determinants of health with the biggest influence on healthcare costs, according to a Healthcare Financial Management Association report.

Jon Russell, former CIO of John Muir Health in Walnut Creek, Calif., shares three key thoughts on the health system's strategy to improve the patient experience with technology.

Black Friday arrives Nov. 29, and it could be a good time to save on medical supplies or healthcare services.

Though U.S. consumers grew more satisfied with the health insurance industry in 2019, according to a new report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index, satisfaction in hospitals saw a major drop, making it one of the worst sectors measured.

Improving the patient experience through technology and striking the right partnerships is a key aspect of a CIO's role.

To create physician buy-in for different technology and applications, it's important for hospitals and health systems to train and educate clinicians, according to Irene Rand, director of IT at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders in Dallas.

Healthcare is at a crossroads: As forward-looking organizations work to capitalize on the emerging trend of consumerism, hospitals and health systems more reluctant to innovate run the risk of  being left behind.

Truvian Sciences, a startup developing an automated benchtop system that can rapidly perform multiple tests on just a few drops of blood, announced Nov. 20 the close of its Series B financing.

Gary Loveman, formerly Aetna's president of consumer health, is now co-founder, chairman and CEO of Well Dot, a startup that launched this month and offers an artificial intelligence platform to improve employees' engagement with their health.

With the launch of artificial intelligence-powered diabetic retinopathy eye exams at its in-store CarePortMD clinics in Delaware and Pennsylvania, Albertsons has become the first retailer to offer the diagnostic technology.

Patient engagement is and will continue to be a major priority for healthcare leaders in the years to come, according to the "Top of Mind for Top Health Systems 2020" report from KLAS and the Center for Connected Medicine.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey awarded a $50,000 grant to AtlantiCare to fund a pilot project providing non-emergency medical transportation to the Atlantic City, N.J.-based health system's eligible patients.