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Hospitals Should Take A Page Out of Amazon’s Digital Engagement Playbook, Argues Providence Digital Chief
In order for health systems to “not be commoditized fully,” they need to collect data to know their patients’ behaviors better and build stronger relationships with them, argued Sara Vaezy, Providence’s chief strategy and digital officer. Consumer brands like Amazon have been doing this for years so they can deliver personalized experiences to their users, and it’s time hospitals take a page out of their playbook, she said.
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Nurse Practitioners’ Starting Salaries Are Rising Faster Than Those of Primary Care Physicians
As retail disruptors like CVS, Walgreens and Amazon buy more and more primary care assets, the healthcare industry is seeing an increased demand for physicians and advanced practitioners. In the case of nurse practitioners, this rise in demand is also boosting their salaries. Physicians’ starting salaries have remained relatively flat, but their average signing bonus grew.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Amazon’s Automatic Coupons for Diabetes Products While “Incremental” Will Still Be a “Gamechanger,” Experts Say
Amazon Pharmacy announced Tuesday that it is launching automatic coupons for more than 15 insulin and diabetes care brands. The move, while incremental, solves a major pain point for consumers with diabetes, as many struggle to afford insulin products.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Why Amazon Is Expanding Its Family Building Benefits Globally Through Maven Clinic
Amazon selected Maven Clinic to provide fertility and family building support to its global employees across 50 countries. This includes support from care advocates and unlimited access to its virtual specialists like OB/GYNs and reproductive endocrinologists.
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Is Amazon’s Approach With HealthScribe Favoring Collaboration Over Competition Smart?
Amazon recently unveiled HealthScribe, an API that software companies can use to create clinical note generation apps that providers can later adopt. With this approach, Amazon is seeking to collaborate with companies that are building clinical documentation AI apps rather than compete with them. Some think this approach is clever, but others think it does little to facilitate bi-directional EHR integration and create standardization.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Amazon Execs: There Are Always Lessons Learned When Trying New Things
Amazon has launched and shuttered several healthcare solutions over the years, including Amazon Halo, Amazon Care and Haven. But there have been several lessons learned from these previous solutions, Amazon execs told MedCity News last week at the AHIP 2023 conference in Portland.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
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With Halo Shutdown, Amazon Has Now Closed 3 of Its Healthcare Divisions Since 2021
Amazon recently announced that it is shuttering its Halo division, a line of wearable health and fitness devices. This marks the third time in about two years that the e-commerce giant has closed one its healthcare businesses — Amazon Care failed last year, and Haven failed in 2021.
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Which Moves Should Providers Watch From Amazon, CVS & Walgreens This Year?
Analysts predict that disruptors could own as much as 30% of the $260 billion primary care market by 2030. A recent report from the American Hospital Association outlines major moves the healthcare industry should be watching this year from disruptors like Amazon, CVS and Walgreens — from billion-dollar acquisitions of primary care companies to expanding clinic locations to efforts in the home care space.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Is Amazon’s RxPass Breaking New Ground in Creating Access to Affordable Drugs?
Amazon’s RxPass offers more than 50 generic drugs for more than 80 common conditions at the flat fee of $5 a month for Prime members. While one expert says its a significant move by Amazon, another said more needs to be done.
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Which Health Tech Companies Might Go Public or Get Acquired in 2023?
As macroeconomic forces continue to negatively impact the healthcare sector, health tech experts predict that 2023 will be another slow year for the IPO market. However, they think consolidation deals will continue to be a constant, according to a new report.
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All About Access: The Key Trends In Retailers’ Acquisitions in 2022
Whether it was Amazon’s buy of One Medical or CVS Health’s acquisition of Signify Health, retailers made waves in healthcare this year. Across all of the deals, it’s clear that expanding access to medical services is the key goal, experts said. And this is only the beginning.
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Why UNC Chose AWS as Its Cloud Partner to Launch 10 Startups Over 3 Years
The innovation institute run by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill teamed up with Amazon Web Services to create a venture studio to turn the university’s digital health research concepts into full-fledged startups. AWS’ platform beat out the other major cloud providers because it was “the most entrepreneurial,” according to the venture studio’s managing director.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
With Its New, Outsourced Virtual Care Model, Will the Third Time Be the Charm for Amazon?
Instead of building its own network of providers and bringing hybrid care services to employers like it did with Amazon Care, the new Amazon Clinic model is direct-to-consumer and outsources to third-party providers. It will likely be the more successful route for the retailer, after failing with Haven and Amazon Care, experts said.
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Trends that will Shape Healthcare in 2023: Hospital Closures, Scaling Retail Clinics & More
Consumer research firm Forrester recently predicted major trends that would shape healthcare in 2023. Healthcare stakeholders should prepare for key changes, such as care becoming even more inaccessible for rural patients and additional retail entrants into the clinic space.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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