The world of healthcare from our point of view.
Best Buy, the electronics retailer, recently announced an $800M deal to buy GreatCall, a health technology company that focuses on the elderly. Read on to learn why the deal makes sense for Best Buy and the surprising trends behind it. The company provides connected health and emergency response services to more than 900,000 paying subscribers. […]
The old saying goes: “the most expensive medication is the one you didn’t take.” If that rings true, why is skipping medications so common?
The term “medicine” calls to mind pills, injections, and visits to the pharmacist. But what if the most effective treatment can’t be written on a prescription pad? Lifestyle medicine is an approach to health and healthcare that has gotten tons of press recently. But unlike some health trends, it has a lot of science behind […]
Biometric screenings are short health exams that include bloodwork and measurements like height, weight, and waist circumference. They’ve grown in popularity in recent years, with more than 50 percent of large firms offering some type of screening program in 2014. What’s behind the biometric screening trend? The simple answer is healthcare costs. As those costs […]
When you think of healthcare, you probably think of hospitals, urgent care, or doctors’ offices. You might also think of time. From the time it takes to make an appointment, to the time you waste in a waiting room, to the time spent sitting in an exam room – there are a lot of times […]
Telemedicine. Virtual Health. These services have been heralded as revolutionary, with swift adoption across the U.S. – nearly half of large employers offer them today, compared to 28 percent in 2013. But can they live up to the hype? Virtual health is clearly a growing trend. As it becomes more common, it raises questions about […]