Health insurer Humana teamed up with Spry Labs, a subsidiary of Cincinnati-based Cintrifuse, to host a hackathon in hopes of creating a more efficient way to link policyholders and healthcare providers, WCPO reports.
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Pittsburgh-based TeleTracking Technologies, a patient flow solutions provider, was one of four healthcare companies to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health during a Sept. 14 hearing on how to improve the quality and…
Some health plans are interested in more than just consumers' health data. Demographic, socioeconomic and purchasing information are helping insurers focus their marketing strategies to gain a competitive edge.
In a recent press release, Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, announced the U.S. commercial launch of its MiniMed 630G system with SmartGuard technology FDA approved for the treatment of people with diabetes mellitus sixteen years of age…
In a recent press release, the health division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has launched the Zika Resource Portal, a single point of access to trusted clinical knowledge…
UnitedHealthcare subsidiary Harken Health will not expand its clinics and Affordable Health Care Act plans to the Miami area next year, the StarTribune reported.
Clinical trials are critical to the introduction of new drugs, but their success depends on the companies' ability to get enough patients to volunteer. Recently, drug companies have engaged in innovative techniques to recruit patients to participate, according to The…
Sharp Chula Vista (Calif.) MedicalCenter is using a technique to track patients that's right out of a Harry Potter novel, according to KGTV San Diego news reports.
In a recent press release, Medecision, the leader in population health management for risk-bearing healthcare organizations, introduced Aerial™ for Medicaid and Medicare Advantage, a suite of modular clinical and financial applications focused on improving CMS Medicare and Medicaid population health.
If Florida insurance regulators give Harken Health Insurance the green light to enter the state, individuals purchasing health coverage could have a co-pay free option in 2017, InsuranceNewsNet reported.