Many people don't take well to the term “healthcare consumer,” or have expressed that they prefer to be referred to as a patient rather than a consumer. But in the U.S., it’s a plain fact that people have choices when it comes to their healthcare. In this piece, three health system executives give their take on why “patient” and “consumer” are often one in the same — and why hospitals need to be mindful of this.
When consumer healthcare products joint venture Haleon spins out from GSK as an independent company next month, Pfizer will sell its minority stake in the business. Pfizer said that selling its ownership in Haleon is keeping with its focus on developing innovative new medicines and vaccines.
In an era of escalating healthcare costs and a growing preference for natural, holistic approaches to health, The Impact Brands emerges as a collective of diverse brands dedicated to supporting overall wellness through natural means.
A new report from UserTesting reveals how 500 consumers evaluated the following five healthcare chatbot apps: Ada, HealthTap, Mediktor, Your.MD and Symptomate.
The company's new Apple Watch can perform ECGs, detect atrial fibrillation and contact emergency services in the case of a fall.
Numerous emerging companies aim to fix America's broken healthcare system. How can we differentiate between solving the issue and contributing to the system's existing fragmentation?
A new Verndale survey of nearly 500 individuals from found consumers most strongly want healthcare apps to provide the ability to manage appointments.
At the Payer Insights sessions on Day 1 of ViVE 2024, a panel on prior authorization offered compelling insights from speakers who shared the positive developments in this area after years of mounting frustration. Speakers also shared challenges as they work with providers to figure out how policy developments and technology will work in practice.
In an effort to alter consumer behavior, over a quarter of surveyed healthcare leaders are offering incentives for healthy behaviors, while 3.4 percent are turning to high deductible health plans. The finding comes from the 8th Annual Industry Pulse Report, a survey conducted by Change Healthcare and The HealthCare Executive Group.
Telemedicine has been surrounded by plenty of hype this year. However, a new survey of 403 consumers shows that a relatively small percentage of them are actually making use of the technology.
Falls Church, Virginia-based Health Wizz recently unveiled its platform, which allows consumers to aggregate and share their personal health information.
Founded in 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Carrot Health seeks to bring together the worlds of consumer data and healthcare data to help organizations drive revenue growth. The startup won the Pitch Perfect contest at MedCity INVEST Twin Cities last month.
This eBook, in collaboration with Care Logistics, details how hospitals and health systems can facilitate more effective decision-making by operationalizing elevated awareness.
Value-based payments, cybersecurity and healthcare reform are among healthcare leaders' top-of-mind issues for next year, according to the HealthCare Executive Group's 2018 HCEG Top 10 list.
Houston-based Texas Medical Center Health Policy Institute conducted a survey of more than 9,000 consumers and 450 doctors to unveil their perceptions of health insurance, healthcare costs and more.
Trying to find a compatible health plan for his family of six (one that covered all of his family doctors) is what led Michael Levin to co-found Vericred, a New York-based healthcare data services company where he’s currently CEO. What he figured would be a 15-minute process on Healthcare.gov, the public health insurance marketplace, actually […]