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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion.

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Big Tech Big Health M&A: Potential mega deals in 2023 or 2024?

Lloyd Price

This deal would combine Amazon's online retail and cloud computing expertise with Teladoc's telehealth platform. This deal would give Apple a major presence in the pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare markets. This deal would give Microsoft a major presence in the pharmaceutical distribution market. Apple acquiring Aetna.

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Why #CES2022 Will Be Keynoted By A Health Care Innovator for the First Time

Health Populi

In October 2021, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced that Robert Ford, CEO and President of Abbott, would give a keynote speech at CES 2022, the world’s largest annual convention of the technology industry.

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HealthTech Mega Deals 2024: Big Tech's Potential Big Healthcare Acquisitions

Lloyd Price

This deal would combine Amazon's online retail and cloud computing expertise with Teladoc's telehealth platform. This deal would give Apple a major presence in the pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare markets. This deal would give Microsoft a major presence in the pharmaceutical distribution market. Apple acquiring Aetna.

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Bonus Features – March 12, 2023 – 87% of docs used telemedicine in 2021, 65% of healthcare orgs collect more trivial data once they adopt the cloud, and more

Healthcare IT Today

The latest data brief from ONC shows that 87% of office-based physicians used telemedicine in 2021 , compared to just 15% in 2018 – though the majority (53%) used if for less than 25% of their total visit volume. Opkit launched its automated insurance verification platform for telehealth companies and virtual medical clinics.

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Value-Based Health Care Needs All Stakeholders at the Table – Especially the Patient

Health Populi

2021 is the 20th anniversary of the University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID). To that point, consider the March 2021 Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll which learned that over one in three people in the U.S. The Center is led by Dr. Mark Fendrick, and has an active and innovative advisory board.

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Where are HealthTech's soft landing M&A deals in today's market?

Lloyd Price

Traditional healthcare players: Hospitals, insurers, and pharmaceutical companies are increasingly acquiring healthtech startups to improve efficiency, patient engagement, and data-driven decision making. They might target smaller, innovative companies with niche solutions or complementary technologies at reasonable valuations.