Health Care
Microsoft and Humana Ink Deal That Will Super Charge the Health Plan’s Data-Driven Care
The partnership allows Humana to leverage Microsofts cloud, collaborative and AI technologies
Humana and Redmond-based Microsoft Corp. have formed a partnership that will apply the tech companys cloud computing, artificial intelligence and collaboration platform technologies to provide Humana care providers with the ability to deliver personalized and predictive health care services to its members. The seven-year deal is a glimpse into the future of data-driven health care…
First Choice Health Rolls Out Aggressive Program to Stem Workplace Opioid Abuse
The Seattle benefits provider calls it one of the most comprehensive programs in the country
Seattle benefits company First Choice Health has unveiled a program aimed at preventing opioid misuse and abuse in the workplace. FCH is providing its corporate clients with reports to identify potential risks in the workplace, including anyone who has been prescribed opioids together with sedatives for more than 60 days during a three-month period. FCH…
Seattle Makes the Grade as the Second Healthiest City in America
Study examined a range of personal and community health indicators across 100 markets
Seattleites love the outdoors and physical activity appears to be paying dividends as the bustling tech-driven community ranks as the second-fittest city in the nation based on a study of the nations 100 largest cities that assessed 33 health and fitness indicators. Ranking first in the study, dubbed the 2019 American College of Sports Medicines…
Washington State Faces a Growing Physician Shortage
Expanding demand for health care access, along with an aging population, are driving factors
If youre concerned about how long it takes to get a doctors appointment in Seattle now, the wait is only going to get worse in the years ahead, based on the findings of new study by TheSeniorList.com that examined physician shortages by state. Propelling the anticipated shortage expected to reach 120,000 doctors nationwide by 2030…
