Page 204 - Aet News Today

About 98% of healthcare companies have a health equity strategy, but nearly 60% initiated the strategy in just the last five years and 34% created it during the Covid-19 pandemic, the EY report shows.

The in-home service is meant to complement the company's virtual care. Members are able to book appointments within one to two business days and receive in-person assessments of their mobility, as well as any fall hazards in their home.

CVS Health announced investments this week in Carbon Health, Monogram Health and Array Behavioral Care. There have also been rumors that the company is exploring a $10 billion deal with primary care company Oak Street Health.

Boston Consulting Group hosted a panel during the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in which Merck'c chief strategy officer, a healthcare leader from Goldman Sachs, an investment executive and a senior medical devices executive from Medtronic weighed in on trends the life sciences industry can expect to see in 2023.

Workers at the largest for-profit health system in the country, HCA Healthcare, have planned a rally for Thursday. The goal of the rally is to show HCA that its workers know how profitable the company is and that they won’t be able to tolerate poor staffing levels for much longer.

Sara Vaezy, Providence’s chief strategy and digital officer, thinks the definition of an integrated delivery system is going to change. In her view, health systems will be more successful if they let go of the notion that they can do it all.

The FDA approved Airsupra, an asthma rescue inhaler that administers two different medications, one that opens up airways and another that treats inflammation. The inhaler stems from a partnership between AstraZeneca and Avillion.

The funding round was led by Mercato Partners Traverse Fund and included participation from Bertelsmann Investments. In total, the company has raised $63 million. Paytient created Health Payment Accounts, which help patients pay for out-of-pocket medical expenses.

CVS Health invested $25 million in Array Behavioral Care, a provider of virtual mental health care. Last year, Array’s clinicians had more than 400,000 encounters with patients.

There are several trends to watch out for in the substance use disorder space in 2023, according to CHESS Health's CEO Hans Morefield. These trends include rising addiction rates and increased comfort in virtual health.