Consumerism
The Archived 2022 AHA Environmental Scan details data and trends that have implications for the health care field for the coming year and beyond. The Scan will help your staff, leadership and board strategize and plan for the future.
In 2023, provider organizations can expect significant evolutionary changes in how to optimize patient engagement, the ever-expanding role that retail clinics will play in care delivery and some upheaval in venture capital funding for health care startups.
News that Walgreens-backed VillageMD is buying Summit Health-CityMD for $8.9 billion including debt is more than just another example of how the retail health market is consolidating. It’s a sign of how quickly the retail pharmacy giant believes its health care division will become profitable.
The continuing rise of retail health clinics throughout the U.S. has significantly increased convenient access to care for vulnerable populations seeking quick resolutions to common ailments or wanting a COVID-19 vaccination. More than 70% of health care leaders globally believe the quality of care…
Amid the expansion of alternative care sites such as retail clinics, the home and virtual settings, health care organizations have a unique opportunity to improve access and build greater trust and loyalty, particularly in underserved communities.
To enable consumer engagement and care coordination, health systems are using digital transformation develop consumer-focused models of care.
With the rise of social media, online reviews, and the internet, patients have begun to view health care just like any other consumer service. In this webinar, we’ll explore how health care organizations can start thinking of their patients as consumers to guide locations, marketing, service line…
Humana will pay between $450 million and $550 million to acquire the first group of senior-focused, value-based care primary care centers that it developed through a joint venture with its private equity firm partner Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS).
Amazon Care, the virtual and in-home primary care service developed by its parent company in 2019 to serve Amazon staff and later other employers, launched with great fanfare. The online retailer said it will shutter the program by year-end, a surprising move given the company’s recent investments…
To provide frictionless digital consumer-like experiences, health systems are using digital transformation to improve operations and care.