Wearable Devices News and Resources for Healthcare

How Health IT Promotes Medicare Member Caregiver Wellbeing

December 7, 2020 - A new relationship between Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Regence health plans and Best Buy Health leverages health IT to address caregiver wellbeing and Medicare members. Eligible members enrolled in a Blue Cross Blue Shield Regence Medicare Advantage plan with coverage in 2021 will now be able to access Lively Mobile Plus, a personal emergency...

Using Individualism and Company Culture to Boost Employee Health

January 06, 2020 by Kelsey Waddill

PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC’s) Well-Being Learning Project highlights how employee health is the result of a symbiotic relationship between employees and their company in which...

Apple, Aetna Create Wellness Program Based on Apple Watch

January 29, 2019 by Jennifer Bresnick

Apple and Aetna, newly acquired by CVS Health, have announced a new collaboration that will offer wearable-based wellness services to members. The new program, called “Attain,” will...

Apple Floats Idea of Subsidizing Watches for Medicare Advantage

January 17, 2019 by Jennifer Bresnick

Apple has approached several Medicare Advantage plan providers to discuss the idea of subsidizing its Apple Watch for at-risk seniors, according to industry reports. CNBC reporter Christina Farr...

UnitedHealthcare Integrates Apple Watch Into Wellness Incentives

March 07, 2018 by Thomas Beaton

UnitedHealthcare is integrating the Apple Watch into beneficiary wellness incentives, where members can earn the device and financial rewards by participating in a walking program aimed at improving...

Aetna Highlights Emerging Drivers of Value-Based Care

February 28, 2018 by Thomas Beaton

Payer-provider collaboration, holistic healthcare approaches that address the social determinants of health (SDOH), and the use of health IT tools will be among the most important drivers of...