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Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs

Katie Adams — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 01:22:38 +0000

Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.

From 8 to 50 states, Pager expands service nationwide

Joel Berg — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:00:48 +0000

Through the opening of a new “command center” in Raleigh, North Carolina, the New York company is expanding its virtual care service nationwide in a bid to provide greater convenience to people needing care.

Is chatbot-led communication sufficient for healthcare?

Gaspard de Dreuzy — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 13:15:21 +0000

Unlike other industries, where artificial intelligence has successfully replaced many human interactions, healthcare must remain human first, technology second.

Pager and HealthSparq unite to help health plan members navigate care

Erin Dietsche — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 20:41:23 +0000

Pager offers a platform that connects individuals to care, while HealthSparq provides health plan members with cost and quality information about doctors and medical services.

Engagement and building trust mean speaking patients’ language

Alaric DeArment — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 23:06:30 +0000

A panel of industry experts at the MedCity ENGAGE conference went over the ways in which payers are out of touch with patients and how they can improve engagement and trust.

Pager and Horizon BCBSNJ team up to enhance the patient experience

Erin Dietsche — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 21:39:27 +0000

Through the collaboration, the New York City-based startup’s technology will assist Horizon members in gaining access to the care they need at the right time.

For healthcare CEOs in early 2017, it’s hasta la vista, baby

Neil Versel — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 21:54:24 +0000

At least four healthcare executives have either resigned, been fired or taken on a lesser role since the first of the year — and the head of NIH may be out soon, too.

Pager gets a new CEO to fulfill healthcare ambitions

Stephanie Baum — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 06:04:28 +0000

Walter Jin steps into the spotlight as Pager’s new CEO, replacing Gaspard de Drouzy who cofounded the patient navigation business.

Pager is raising $6M as it seeks to add health system partners (Updated)

Stephanie Baum — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 00:15:24 +0000

Pager has raised a little more than $5.2 million with a goal of $6 million, according to the Form D filing.

Doctor-on-demand service Pager talks about shift to court health systems, payers

Stephanie Baum — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 11:53:17 +0000

Pager sees hospital partners are being in-network as the next stage of what it refers to as its evolution.

When will the pager die in healthcare?

Neil Versel — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 23:28:04 +0000

To ZDogg or not to ZDogg? Two healthcare communications companies take vastly different approaches to marketing their pager-replacement technology.

Pager’s latest deals with Walgreens, staffing agency give it national presence (Updated)

Stephanie Baum — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:01:13 +0000

The agreement with Evolution Health will give Pager access to staff in 41 states and the District of Columbia. In the case of drugstore retailer Walgreens, it extends an in person care option to its telemedicine service through MD Live and its clinic services.

In snapshot of $1.3B mHealth investment landscape, concierge care and telemedicine take up more real estate

Stephanie Baum — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 04:00:05 +0000

“There’s an enormous supply of remote physicians for telehealth and on-demand services,” New Enterprise Associates Partner Mohammad Makhzoumi said. “By and large, sophisticated health systems are viewing this as an opportunity not a threat.”