AI, M&A and MSK: Teladoc’s head of group health shares vendor’s strategic priorities
Kelly Bliss shared her thoughts on how the virtual care giant is approaching the three buzzy acronyms in an interview at HLTH.
Humana CEO to step down next year
Jim Rechtin, president and CEO of physician staffing firm Envision Healthcare, will take the reins as chief executive of the payer in the latter half of 2024.
Sutter unveils Bay Area innovation center as nonprofit leans toward VC
In an interview on the center’s launch, the California-based system’s chief innovation officer also said that venture firm General Catalyst, which announced plans to buy a health system this week for product testing, will face “real trial and error.”
‘Hope is not a strategy’: Health startups short on cash staring down consolidation, investors say
As startups look for exits or are forced to consider a sale due to a lack of new capital in the next two years, companies have the opportunity to build their value propositions at reasonable prices, investors said at HLTH.
CVS wants to create a healthcare ‘super app’
Super apps — so-called “everything apps” that combine multiple services in one platform — haven’t taken off in the U.S., but CVS is angling to change that.
Walgreens names ex-Cigna exec Tim Wentworth CEO
Wentworth, who will become Walgreens CEO effective Oct. 23, is the former CEO of Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefit manager acquired by Cigna in 2018.
Cigna’s Evernorth acquires Bright.md’s asynchronous care tech
Evernorth’s telehealth business MDLive plans to start offering asynchronous care using the new capabilities within its virtual urgent care platform in 2024.
Microsoft unveils new generative AI products for health systems
The launches tie in with Microsoft’s ethos of developing high-impact but low-risk use cases for AI in healthcare, according to Microsoft’s VP of healthcare.
Ascension faces negative outlooks following weak earnings
Both Fitch Ratings and S&P recently affirmed negative ratings for Ascension. However, the credit agencies said the nonprofit health system could rebound.
Samsung, b.well partner to collect health data on Galaxy smartphones
Users will also be able to schedule appointments with select providers — including Walgreens, ThedaCare, Lee Health and Rise Health — through the Samsung Health app.