By ERIN DIETSCHE | Dec 5, 2017 For many patients, the world of prescription medications is complicated. While working as a pharmacist at Walgreens, Michael Rea noticed how frustrating it was for consumers. He kept getting asked the same question over and over again: Why has the cost of my drugs gone up? The expense [...]
By Apple | NOV 30, 2017 Heart Study App to Alert Affected Participants in Joint Study With Stanford Medicine Apple today launched the Apple Heart Study app, a first-of-its-kind research study using Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor to collect data on irregular heart rhythms and notify users who may be experiencing atrial fibrillation (AFib). AFib, the [...]
By Carolyn Y. Johnson | Dec 3, 2017 CVS Health has proposed a merger with Aetna, the third-largest health insurance company. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton) Pharmacy giant CVS Health has agreed to buy Aetna in a $69 billion blockbuster acquisition that could rein in health care costs and transform its 9,700 pharmacy storefronts into community medical hubs for primary [...]
By Business Wire | Nov 28, 2017 BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optum, the health services business of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), announced today the creation of Optum Ventures, a $250 million venture fund focused on investing in startup and early-stage companies whose innovations will help advance the health care system. “Optum Ventures will be the partner of [...]
By GE Healthcare | Nov 26, 2017 The company that made its name in gaming and driverless cars is expanding its footprint in healthcare, with a partnership announced today The average hospital creates 50 petabytes of data per year. For context, that’s equivalent to 20 million four-drawer filing cabinets filled with text or [...]
By ERIN DIETSCHE | Nov 26, 2017 Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Carrot Health was founded around a simple question: Since companies like Target are so sophisticated in understanding their customers, why isn’t the healthcare sector moving in the same direction? In 2014, the startup’s four founders — Kurt Waltenbaugh, Won Gabriel Chung, Steve Sigmond and Derek Rucker — got together to [...]
