In an under-the-radar move, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) has been combining Optum Health assets with Red Ventures’ health care portfolio to create a new consumer health joint venture dubbed “RVO Health.” That’s according to a Monday report from Axios. The ownership “structure” of the JV is not clear, according to the report. All that is clear is Red Ventures received […]
Dive Brief: About 18,000 registered nurses at the University of California’s medical centers, clinics and student health centers across the state voted to ratify a new three-year contract Saturday, according to the California Nurses Association, which represents the nurses. The new contract includes measures to enhance safety and retention and recruitment efforts for nurses across the system, according to a […]
The Biden administration on Monday said doctors and hospitals need to follow federal law and provide abortions if there is a medical emergency and the health or life of the patient is at risk, regardless of state law. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reaffirmed that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) protects providers when offering legally-mandated, […]
Optum has partnered with media company Red Ventures to combine consumer healthcare news and information with online pharmacy and telehealth services. The joint venture, RVO Health, supports UnitedHealth Group’s plan to build consumer brand awareness around its Optum healthcare services subsidiary, said Rick Kes, a healthcare partner at RSM. During UnitedHealth Group’s investor day in December, CEO Andrew Witty said […]
Name: Tilak Mandadi New title: EVP and chief data, digital and technology officer, CVS Health Previous title: Chief strategy, innovation and technology officer, MGM Resorts International CVS has named Mandadi to the newly created CDDTO role effective July 25. Mandadi will be responsible for the company’s digital and tech strategy, along with overseeing company growth through digital and consumer-focused experiences and services, […]
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) urged the federal government Monday to ramp up access to monkeypox vaccines as cases of the virus continue to rise. “We cannot wait any longer to take action against the spread of monkeypox,” de Blasio said in a Twitter thread on Monday. De Blasio officially announced his run for New York’s […]
Well, here we go again. Once more, the ever-changing coronavirus behind COVID-19 is assaulting the United States in a new guise—BA.5, an offshoot of the Omicron variant that devastated the most recent winter. The new variant is spreading quickly, likely because it snakes past some of the immune defenses acquired by vaccinated people, or those infected by earlier variants. Those […]
The future of diagnostic imaging is brighter than ever, even amid a perfect storm of challenges. An evolved state of point-of-care diagnosis and assessment is already being achieved in a large number of sectors across the industry. It’s happening through the use of next generation ultrasound, where imaging at-the-bedside vs. ordered from-the-bedside becomes possible and practical. It happens not because […]
Nursing home trade associations said Monday they have come to an agreement to boost staffing levels at the facilities along with legislation newly signed by Gov. Tom Wolf to boost aid to an industry wracked by the COVID-19 pandemic and struggling with high staff turnover. With Pennsylvania awash in surplus tax collections, Wolf on Monday signed legislation authorizing nearly $300 […]
In order to capitalize off its growth, Signify Health Inc. (NYSE: SGFY) will be shifting its focus to its home and community services business, the company announced last week. It also plans to wind down its episodes of care services segment, and turn attention to its recent Caravan Health acquisition. “Our [home and community services] segment is experiencing tremendous growth […]