Consumers can visit CVS.com or the CVS App to utilize a new digital service that simplifies the process for locating, ordering, and picking up at-home COVID-19 test kits with zero upfront out-of-pocket cost and without the need for the consumer to submit a claim to their health insurance provider.

As we implement digital health into chronic care, we all desire the same outcomes: Improving management of chronic conditions, easing clinical burdens, and lowering costs.

To achieve these outcomes, you’ll have to navigate a new landscape. But you don’t have to go it alone.

Turns out, physicians spend nearly 16 hours, on average, completing these tasks each and every week. For family physicians, the number is even higher.

Is it any wonder, then, that for the past two years the overall percentage of physicians who report being burned out has hovered at 42%? Among family physicians in 2021, that figure is 47%.

There’s no question about it. The healthcare landscape has been disrupted. If you’re going to create a strong, unified care system, digital health must be your cornerstone. But to implement the right digital health solutions, you need a clear, actionable, and evidence-based strategy.

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he American College of Physicians (ACP) says that extending regulatory flexibilities for telehealth that have been put into place during the COVID-19 pandemic, as included in several recent bipartisan bills, is a promising step in care delivery for physicians and their patients.  The Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act, introduced yesterday by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Todd Young (R-IN), and The Telehealth Extension Act of 2021, introduced in December by Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and Devin Nunes (R-CA), would both require Medicare to extend coverage for a wid

The University of Chicago wants to discover the principles of computation by finding why brains are particularly good at it. These features can be built into next-generation software and computers. They also look for the brain's limitations, to better understand where biological trade-offs occur so future software engineers skip those features. If their efforts are successful, the computers you use in the future may be quite different than today.

In today’s world, data truly makes the world go ‘round. It’s fundamental to virtually everything we do. And data assumes even greater power and importance when it’s shared. Think about how much more quickly diseases could be cured, or how much waste could be reduced, or how much more efficiently ecosystems could run if data were able to be freely exchanged. Of course, such sharing isn’t possible today because we’re limited to using our own data that, for good reason, is highly protected. Accenture explains what you need to know!

With approximately half of the people living with diabetes not achieving glycemic targets, the need for better self-management is urgent. Real-time support powered by technology could be key to improving daily self-care and engagement. Download the case study "Welldoc's Digital Coaching Yields Real-World Results" to see how getting members more engaged with their health management could help improve outcomes.

Jasper is excited to introduce their first wearable integration! Members can now connect to Fitbit to track important metrics without the manual entry (and without needing to remember!).

Wearables like Fitbit have been shown to increase activity levels, and getting regular exercise during cancer treatment can reduce fatigue and nausea, strengthen your immune system, and improve your overall quality of life. 

By connecting Fitbit to Jasper, you’ll automatically see steps, sleep, weight and resting heart rate in Jasper.

During the early months of the pandemic, we saw the impact of a limited data view on COVID-19 testing and treatment. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) discovered that social determinants of health (SDOH), such as: access to education, economic stability and access to stable housing, significantly affect COVID-19 risks and health outcomes. Discrimination against racial and ethnic groups also was a key determinant in who was tested for the virus and, if they were to get sick, the severity of their symptoms, the CDC found.