PediaQ, a Dallas, TX-based company that has launched a mobile app platform for on-demand nurse triage and house calls has landed its first partnerships with Memorial Hermann Health System (Houston) and Baylor Scott&White Health (Dallas). In addition, the company has raised $4.5 million in funding which brings its total funding to date at $6.5M since its inception in late 2014. The funding will be utilized to expand the company’s growth in Dallas, Houston and Austin, and will also allow for
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Aetna Launches Apple Watch Subsidy Program for Select Customers
Starting this fall, Aetna will make Apple Watch available to select large employers and individual customers during open enrollment season. As part of the consumer health experience, Aetna will subsidize a significant portion of the Apple Watch cost, offering monthly payroll deductions to make covering the remaining cost easier.In addition, Aetna plans to provide Apple Watch at no cost to its own nearly 50,000 employees, who will participate in the company’s wellness reimbursement program, to
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Aetna, St. John Health ACO Partner to Improve Patient Experience
Aetna and St. John Health System, a part of Ascension, the nation's largest Catholic and nonprofit health system, today announced a collaboration to launch Aetna Whole Health St. John OKHI in Tulsa County. This new health care product enables doctors to deliver highly coordinated care, track outcomes through shared data, and measure clinical standards to improve quality and efficiency.As part of Aetna Whole Health St. John OKHI, Aetna members will receive coordinated care through Tulsa-area St.
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Aetna, Mount Sinai To Form Accountable Care Alliance
Aetna and Mount Sinai Health Partners – the clinically integrated network that includes the Mount Sinai Health System and a group of voluntary providers are teaming up to form the form an accountable care collaboration designed to enhance coordinated patient care and lower health care costs.
Accountable Care Alliance Details
Under the three-year agreement, members of Aetna commercial plans who receive care from Mount Sinai physicians will benefit from quality and cost efficiency improvements
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Aetna Inks First Pediatric ACO Collaboration
Aetna and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have announced a new accountable care organization (ACO) collaboration designed to improve the quality of care and lower health care costs through more coordinated care. This is Aetna’s first pediatric ACO arrangement.
ACO Agreement Details
Under the contract, members of Aetna commercial plans (up to age 19) in the five-county Philadelphia area and Burlington County, N.J., and who receive care from CHOP physicians, became part of the
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Welltok Launches Pilot with Aetna To Help Members with Chronic Kidney Disease
Welltok, Aetna and the National Kidney Foundation recently launched a 12 month pilot program that aims to help Aetna members with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) connect with peers and learn to cope with their condition.
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Power of Social Media: Aetna CEO Pay Cancer Student’s Medical Bill
Arijit Guha, a graduate student suffering from Stage IV colon cancer utilizes Twitter to convince Aetna CEO to cover 'every last penny' of his 114k medical bill showcases the growing power of social media
Arijit Guha, an Arizona State University graduate student with Stage IV colon cancer faced with a 114k and rising medical bills whose medical policy ran out half way through his treatment waged a Twitter war against Aetna's CEO Mark T. Bertolini with him agreeing to "cover every last
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iTriage Acquisition Marks the Advancement of mHealth
Health insurance giant Aetna announced during their investor's conference this past Thursday that it has acquired mhealth startup Healthagen, the developer of mobile app iTriage for an undisclosed price. Aetna’s Chairmen, CEO, and President Mark Bertolini told investors “About a month and a half ago we bought at little company called iTriage…the fastest growing consumer application in healthcare today.” iTriage lets users check symptoms, find doctors, make appointments, and do medical shopping.
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Aetna’s ICD-10 / 5010 Overview
Aetna has provided a simple and comprehensive overview of ICD-10/5010 that could be used as reference material or to share with others who may not be familiar with the upcoming ICD-10/5010 changes. Click Here To View ICD-10/5010 Overview
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