Eric Wicklund

American Well, a Boston-based developer of telehealth programs for health plans and large providers, is setting its sights on physician practices.

The developer of a national over-the-counter healthcare benefits payment platform now being used for Medicare Advantage members has unveiled a new platform for Medicaid, giving the beleaguered state-run program a means of controlling costs and cutting waste.

More than 60 percent of self-insured employers in the United States are expected to offer a consumer-driven healthcare plan this year. Many of them – and their employees – will need to know how to “shop” for healthcare services.

A landmark New York hospital that closed more than a year ago is being saved from bankruptcy through an innovative development deal.

While the Steward Health Care System may have run into a wall in its efforts to acquire a troubled Miami hospital, two more acquisitions closer to home are heading to fruition, extending the for-profit chain’s reach in its home state of Massachusetts.

Lawson Software, which offers a wide range of business intelligence solutions that can be found in many of the nation's healthcare systems, has agreed to be acquired for roughly $2 billion by an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor.

The Boston-based telehealth provider creates a portal that will allow physicians to meet ACO guidelines, find an ROI in text messages and e-mails and consider concierge medicine and online consultations.

The Engineering Services Network, an Arlington, Va.-based developer of engineering and technology solutions, has won a $4.2 million VistA Financial Annual Enhancements contract to improve the way in which the U.S. department of Veterans Affairs tracks costs and manages claims and billing for its health system.

Employers with self-funded health plans have a common enemy: The emergency room.

Using a credit card scanner in a hospital is great for buying flowers from the gift shop or lunch in the cafeteria, but it isn’t as easy when used to pay bills.