Payer

Person sitting by a window wearing a stethoscope and looking at a tablet
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:29 pm August 30, 2024
WELL Health, a digital health company that integrates and updates clinical and digital assets, announced the approval of a $44 million project, Health Compass II, funded by the Canadian government and designed to continue enhancing AI and interoperability in healthcare. The initiative aims to streamline administrative tasks, enhance clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes by...
Healthcare provider wearing scrubs with a stethoscope around their neck while walking down the hallway of a health center
By  Jessica Hagen 01:15 pm July 23, 2024
AI-enabled medical documentation company Abridge, health IT giant Epic and healthcare system Mayo Clinic are partnering to create a genAI documentation platform that integrates Abridge's tools into Epic's EHR for Mayo Clinic nurses. Abridge, founded in 2018, offers an AI tool that records and transcribes conversations between providers and patients. It then organizes and summarizes that...
Teladoc and Brightline images of the digital front door on Teladoc
By  Jessica Hagen 09:58 am July 16, 2024
Virtual care company Teladoc is partnering with pediatric virtual behavioral health company Brightline to extend mental healthcare options for children, adolescents and their families through Teladoc's platform. Brightline offers virtual behavioral health services to children and their families. The company works with employers and major insurers to provide accessible coaching and therapy...
Healthcare providers sitting in a hospital setting
By  Jessica Hagen 04:08 pm July 15, 2024
Management consulting company Guidehouse announced it is partnering with MobiHealthNews' parent company, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), to measure the current state of Missouri's Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) public health information. The partners will use the HIMSS Digital Health Indicator (DHI) to survey the Missouri DHSS public health-data...
Healthcare provider on a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 06:18 pm July 12, 2024
On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed calendar year 2025 physician fee schedule, which includes recommendations on coverage of digital health tools, including digital therapeutics and telehealth services.  To support access to behavioral health services, CMS proposed that Medicare pay for digital mental health treatment devices used in...
Two people sitting on a couch while looking at a computer with a healthcare provider on the screen
By  Jessica Hagen 02:20 pm June 17, 2024
California-based virtual healthcare provider HealthTap announced it is now an in-network provider with many major insurance plans, traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage. HealthTap provides virtual primary care through the web and health apps, including mental health, urgent care, sexual health and wellness and lifestyle services. Consumers can review a doctor's bio and credentials, watch...
Naama Stauber Breckler, CEO and cofounder of Better Health
By  Jessica Hagen 11:58 am June 13, 2024
Better Health, which provides an online store where patients can purchase ostomy, urology and diabetes products, and also receive peer support and educational content, announced it has secured $14 million in strategic funding, bringing its total raise to $27.5 million.  Healthworx, UHealth – University of Miami Health System, Samsung Next and Mosaic General Partnership participated in the round,...
Healthcare provider standing in a hallway wearing green scrubs and a stethoscope around their neck while looking at a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 01:35 pm May 16, 2024
Kansas City-based Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute is partnering with virtual specialty care company Story Health to codevelop an atrial fibrillation (AFib) program for the health system's patients.  The program, which will be rolled out in the coming months, will include features for optimizing treatment, such as lifestyle recommendations, monitoring or adjusting medications, and...
Two people shaking hands with one facing the camera and the other with their back turned
By  Jessica Hagen 12:23 pm May 10, 2024
GenAI radiology workflow company Rad AI announced it secured $50 million in Series B funding led by Khosla Ventures, bringing the company's total raise to more than $80 million. WiL (World Innovation Lab) participated in the round, alongside existing investors OCV Partners, Gradient Ventures (Google's AI-focused fund), Kickstart Fund and ARTIS Ventures.  Rad AI offers radiologists generative AI...
Healthcare provider sitting at a desk in the clinical setting while looking at a computer
By  Jessica Hagen 10:31 am April 24, 2024
Prior authorization automation platform Cohere Health and health insurer Humana announced they are expanding their 2021 partnership, which focused on the prior authorization process for musculoskeletal issues, to include diagnostic imaging and sleep services. The Cohere Unify Platform leverages AI to accelerate the prior authorization process by using predictive technology and clinical...