Digital Health

Georgia's health insurance plan is rewarding state employees for hitting health and wellness targets, according to Georgia Health News.

CVS Health is "already rolling out" new health programs and services after closing its roughly $70 billion acquisition of Aetna Nov. 28, CEO Larry Merlo said, according to Forbes contributor Bruce Japsen.

Health insurance startup Oscar Health said 91 percent of members' issues in 2018 were resolved with one appointment when members used its Doctor on Call app.

Just over two years ago, Aetna hired Firdaus Bhathena as chief digital officer to lead the health insurer's technology strategy.

TeleTracking has partnered with Broward Health to power a Patient Logistics Center to streamline operations and help provide more efficient assistance to patients.  

Insurance models that offer members financial incentives for meeting fitness goals are proving successful at encouraging sustained levels of physical activity, according to a new report from health and wellness solutions provider Vitality.

UnitedHealthcare is offering participants in its health rewards program a free version of the Apple Watch with just one catch — members must walk at least 10,000 steps a day, CNBC  reports.

At the Pittsburgh Technology Council's Tech 50 Awards in late Cctober, TeleTracking received the Innovator of the Year: Health IT.

A recent press release by Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared its next-generation Influenza A & B 2 and Strep A 2 molecular assays for point-of-care testing. 

Facebook unveiled a device Oct. 8 that can make video calls and is focused on connecting users with friends and family, according to Fortune.