Techstars, a company that invests in early-stage startups, Johns Hopkins and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, announced the launch of a new healthcare accelerator program designed to support early-stage entrepreneurs using artificial intelligence to improve care pathways.
With the backing of Johns Hopkins and CareFirst, Techstars AI Health Baltimore utilizes the university's proficiency in...
Calling the U.S. healthcare system complex would be like calling the universe big: an understatement that poorly conveys its true scale. It's populated with primary care physicians, specialists, pharmacists, insurance companies, labs, therapists, caregivers and others – all using different tools, methods of communication and care delivery solutions.
Our healthcare system attempts to deliver...
Blue Cross Blue Shield insurer CareFirst has launched a new virtual care practice for its nearly three million commercial members across Maryland, DC and Northern Virginia.
The new virtual-first offering is called CloseKnit and provides a variety of services, including preventative, primary and urgent care, behavioral and mental healthcare, care coordination and insurance navigation.
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More and more health insurers are embracing telemedicine as a way to provide lower-cost care to a large swath of covered patients. But at least one health insurer, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, is investing heavily in bringing telemedicine to those who might otherwise not have access to it.
The payer, which covers Maryland, northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia, is offering $3 million...
