Health and wellness

Minneapolis-based PreferredOne has joined a growing number of health plans nationwide that are turning to the use of digital methods to treat mental health.

A new program at Purdue University aims to improve health outcomes by applying real-time physiological data from wearable sensors.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is adding the mental health technology services of Quartet Health to its value-based care arsenal.

Humana is entering a partnership with platform and health data solutions provider Validic that will boost connectivity between members’ tech devices and the health plan.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey plans to help members monitor diabetes with cell phones, under an agreement with Livongo, provider of a chronic condition management platform.

Human API will provide the life insurer with easy access to electronic health records to make it easier for prospects to complete the life insurance process.

With prior authorization posing a significant pain point for providers, several health insurers and the organization representing them are starting an initiative to improve the process.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is launching a new pharmacy integration app and website that will help members manage prescriptions by using Amazon’s own Internet pharmacy.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, the New Orleans Business Alliance and Ochsner Health System are looking for startup companies with innovations that can solve social isolation in older adults.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will now be putting digital cognitive behavioral therapy to use to help its members struggling with depression, insomnia, stress and anxiety.

HL7’s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources standard is the linchpin of health insurer Humana’s efforts to support data sharing with provider organizations to improve care for its members.

Delta Dental of Arizona is alerting some patients that their information may be at risk after it identified suspicious activity in an employee’s email account.

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered two health systems and five healthcare insurers to turn over aggregated patient billing and discharge data, as well as employee wage and other information.

Seven-year initiative aims to build predictive and personalized solutions to help members manage health issues.

The nation needs to develop a digital infrastructure that is interoperable between healthcare and social care organizations.

Amerigroup Texas is offering Medicaid recipients telehealth consultations with medical and behavioral healthcare providers at no cost.

Blue Shield of California is partnering with a company that is making use of telehealth services to enable follow-up care for home care visits by physicians.

Payers are pursuing new directions in taking care of members, putting a premium on how they use analytics to identify risks that can be mitigated.

Cigna Ventures is leading a $23 million investment in GNS Healthcare, a specialized artificial intelligence company.

Blue Shield of California and Solera Health have teamed up to offer a new free digital therapeutics program to members.