Healthways, a model history lesson for current hyped companies, has sold its population health unit to Sharecare. It appears that Healthways basically got nothing for the unit.
In a huge announcement with gigantic implications, enormous(ly little) digital health company Big Health, which has a sleep app called Sleepio (I am getting very sleepy, very sleepy), has raised a titanic $12 million in new capital from mammoth investors. oooohhhhh, just what we need, another digital health company.
CMS' hospital stars program is already drawing fire for the same issues as the readmission penalty initiative has--disproportionate punishment of hospitals serving sicker, poorer patients.
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.