Best Buy is one of several retail giants that has made its way into healthcare, with its health division dubbed Best Buy Health focusing on uniting home-based senior care and tech-enabled human interaction.
Diana Gelston, chief commercial officer at Best Buy Health, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss Best Buy's role in the healthcare ecosystem and what it looks for in a partner.
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CVS Caremark, a pharmacy benefit manager and part of CVS Health, announced it is partnering with drug cost and telehealth company GoodRx to launch Caremark Cost Saver, providing Caremark's members access to GoodRx's lower-cost prescription pricing.
Beginning January 1, 2024, Caremark's members can use their existing benefit card at an in-network pharmacy of their choice to automatically have...
Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based healthcare provider Novant Health is partnering with Pennsylvania-based behavioral health company NeuroFlow to provide extended mental health services to its patients and team members.
NeuroFlow's cloud-based platform allows healthcare providers to track, assess and connect with patients between traditional office visits. The company also offers AI-driven...
U.K.-based immersive technology company FourPlus announced it garnered funding from the U,K.'s national innovation agency, dubbed Innovate UK, to create a mixed reality training platform for pharma companies and the healthcare sector.
FourPlus' immersive technology, including its virtual reality experiences, is used within the life sciences sector for workforce management, 3D asset visualization...
Health insurance brokerage and care navigation platform Enhance Health announced that it's partnering with boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. to expand access to health care in low-income communities.
Through the exclusive partnership, Enhance and Mayweather plan to advocate for wellbeing, equality, and accessible and comprehensive healthcare, while leveraging Enhance's resources and...
Virtual mental health platform Valera Health announced it is now an in-network provider for Humana Medicare Advantage members in 10 states in the U.S., with nationwide expansion expected in September.
Valera offers a virtual platform for high-acuity patients aged six and above with serious mental illness and severe depression. The company matches patients to a health coach, who helps them find a...
Meditation and mental health company Headspace Health has confirmed it laid off 181 workers or about 15% of its workforce.
The cuts are the second round of layoffs for the company in the past year. In December, it laid off about 4% of its workforce, or approximately 50 workers.
The company's CEO, Russell Glass, announced the recent layoffs in an internal memo to employees, stating that the...
AI-powered third-party administrator Marpai announced it would add value-based care provider NuvoAir, a virtual-first specialty care provider focused on managing patients with complex heart and lung conditions, to its Marpai Connect platform.
NuvoAir offers same-day virtual care appointments to individuals with cardiopulmonary conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic...
Healium, which offers reactive virtual and augmented reality experiences that adjust according to neurofeedback from a user's body, received $3.6 million in seed funding earlier this year and signed an agreement with Mayo Clinic for the development of immersive mental health and fitness experiences.
Sarah Hill, CEO of Healium, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss the Missouri-based company's...
