On Tuesday, Headspace announced that it is going toe-to-toe with the likes of Talkspace and BetterHelp by bringing its digitized mental health services directly to consumers — starting with text-based mental health coaching. Teletherapy…
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Diagnostics play a crucial role in screening, detecting, and stratifying patients, yet can account for only 2–3% of healthcare spending. With advancements in wearable technology and direct-to-consumer testing, the market for consumer health continues…
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Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s…
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Prescription cost savings company GoodRx partnered with grocery chain Publix to bring the company’s GoodRx Gold platform to Publix customers. The Gold platform offers prescription drug savings as well as telehealth options, including provider visits…
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In an online survey of 100 practicing physicians who work in a large U.S. hospital or health system and use clinical decision support tools, four in five providers – 81% – agreed that generative…
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A new statistical analysis of 90 distinct hospital websites, drawn from a nationally representative sample of 100 community hospitals, finds that those providers – when they had privacy policies available for consumption – were…
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This week, the Federal Trade Commission hit virtual mental health startup Cerebral with a $7 million fine, accusing the company of mishandling users’ sensitive health data and misleading consumers about cancellation policies.
Cerebral agreed to…
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Eric Demers, CEO Madaket Health
In 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed the creation of a centralized physician directory. The proposal sought to address three pressing challenges facing both healthcare providers…
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What You Should Know:
– Cerebral, a company offering online mental health services, has agreed to pay over $7 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges.
– The FTC alleged that Cerebral failed to secure…
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Payment Card Fees ExplainedBy Heather Randall, PhD
Heather Randall, PhD is chief compliance officer of TrustCommerce, a Sphere company.
The recent comments from HSA Card User and Mr. H on 3/11/24 shine a…
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