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How to plan, execute and accelerate redesigned health care dominated discussions at the recent AHA Leadership Summit in Seattle, as hospital and health system leaders, retail care providers, innovators and entrepreneurs came together to assess what’s next for the field.
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More than 1,000 health care leaders and change-makers convened last week at Aspen Ideas: Health. An AHA panel discussion, “Deliver Care Anywhere: Rewriting the Site of Care Playbook,” explored how health systems are pairing their expertise in care delivery with consumer-oriented practices.
Since January, CVS Health and CVS Health Ventures have been involved in three funding mega rounds and completed two huge acquisitions to bolster its hybrid care presence.
Retail health clinics are growing not only in number but in scope of services delivered. But so far, these outlets primarily are located in higher-income communities ringing urban areas with large populations while rural and underserved communities remain largely out of the picture.
Amazon closed its Halo division, which sold fitness tracker devices that worked with a subscription service and smart phone application. CVS Health, meanwhile, recently announced that it will close its clinical trials division at the end of 2024.
One Medical plans to build five new primary care offices in Connecticut, with work on the first two facilities already underway, according to a recent Hartford Business Journal (HBJ) report. More primary care offices also are planned in the state.
Beyond reimagining health care through a consumer lens, it’s important to research what will move the needle on issues like patient loyalty, trust and satisfaction, notes a recent McKinsey & Company report.
A new database created by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Enhancing Health (EHealth) Data Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) aims to bring context to how the number of retail health clinics (RHCs) has accelerated in recent years.
Amazon’s relentless push to become a primary care provider reached a milestone recently when the e-commerce giant completed its acquisition of One Medical for $3.9 billion.