via WTF Health Apparently, self-insured employers hot on better managing their healthcare spend are finding truth (and dollars) in Embold Health’s mantra that “quality is the best, most sustainable way to control costs.” This health tech startup is applying the old “Centers of Excellence” framework to...
Embold Health Founder and CEO, Daniel Stein, MD, joins host Alex Olgrin of Gist Healthcare Daily for an informative podcast on how Embold Health uses data to work with large employers to help their employees find the best local healthcare providers. Listen to the Podcast » ...
Walmart's plans to test narrow networks selected on quality could set stage for a shift in employer-sponsored insurance Via HFMA The retail giant plans a groundbreaking test of narrow networks for its employee health plan that will examine both enrollee acceptance and physician cooperation. The nation’s largest employer...
via Tampa Bay Times Walmart’s pilot system uses doctors’ histories to determine whether they’ll be inside their network. Some local doctors are about to face a new bit scrutiny in 2020: Are they Walmart approved? The world’s biggest retailer is testing a hands-on pilot program in the Tampa...
via Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: Walmart is launching a program that connects employees with high-quality local doctors across a range of specialties, the company said Thursday. Patients will have to pay more if they choose to see a provider not on the recommended list. The initiative,...
via Forbes.com Walmart is rolling out an effort to measure the quality of community doctors who treat tens of thousands of its employees in the retailer’s latest effort to make sure its workers get the right care, in the right place and at the right time. Because...
via New York Times NEW YORK — Walmart is rolling out a health care pilot program for its employees that will come up with a curated list of high quality providers but offer fewer choices than under the current plan. Through the program, Walmart will help employees...
Connecting consumers, employers and health plans to doctors who consistently provide high quality care will lead to better outcomes, less inappropriate care and lower costs. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Embold Health today announced the launch of a data-based platform designed to identify doctors who consistently provide high-quality...
via The Wall Street Journal By Melanie Evans | April 4, 2019 9:00 a.m. ET “The Bentonville, Ark.-based company also is working with startup Embold Health, founded by former Walmart executive Daniel Stein, to identify top-performing doctors in local communities.” Read the full article »...
