Innovation/New Models of Care
It took nearly a year to complete the transaction, but CVS Health has closed on its acquisition of Aetna, creating what many analysts believe will be a transformational force in health care.
CVS Health yesterday announced it has completed its $69 billion acquisition of Aetna.
Parkview Health is working to develop a mobile app that would serve as an intervention for Indianans struggling with opioid-related substance use disorders. Parkview’s project received first place in this year’s AHA Innovation Challenge. Read more and watch a video.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held the fifth in a series of hearings on reducing health care costs, which focused on improving affordability through innovation.
The health care field is undergoing an unprecedented transformation. Vertical integrators and new market entrants see opportunity within this environment and are seeking to disrupt the status quo. Here are twenty questions on the potential impact of disruptors on current business models for leaders…
New health care market entrants and vertical integrators are challenging the traditional business models of both hospitals and health systems. This report from the AHA Center for Health Innovation outlines the moves hospitals and health systems can make to convert that challenge into an opportunity…
New entrants are seeking ways to provide a better care experience through consumer-driven, innovative approaches. The AHA Center for Health Innovation's Disruptor Framework identifies three market forces driving the disruption of legacy hospital and health system business models and classifies…
Some of the nation’s most innovative companies have launched initiatives large and small to disrupt health care’s status quo. The aim: to deliver better health care in more cost-effective and efficient ways in locations that are easily accessible, affordable and more desirable for consumers to use…
Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan today announced the initial core participants of the Deputy Secretary’s Innovation and Investment Summit, which will host its first meeting Dec. 18.
Once the CVS Health-Aetna merger is officially completed (expected to be around Thanksgiving), the retail chain will turn its attention to opening its first "health hub" concept stores early next year.