Each year, about 1.8 million veterans miss appointments due to lack of transportation access, an issue the Veterans Health Administration–Uber Health Connect (VUHC) Initiative is addressing, says Zach Clark, global head of Uber Health.  

Hawaii Pacific Health in Honolulu is planning on redevelopment of Straun Benioff Medical Center, and has received $4 million from the Hawaii Medical Service Association to fund the project. It’s HMSA’s largest gift to HPH and the first to Straub Benioff.

Strategic collaborations between payers, providers and health IT vendors are accelerating gains in healthcare efficiency, quality and financial performance, according to the latest KLAS Points of Light” report.

Digital health outfit Waltz Health is teaming with WellDyne to enhance transparency for specialty pharmacy clients. Powered by Waltz Connect, the collaboration brings Waltz Health’s Intelligent Specialty Engine to WellDyne’s clients, starting with a select list of high-cost specialty medications and expanding throughout the year.

A new report released by the White House outlines the current administration’s approach to child health, pinning much of the blame of childhood chronic disease on factors such as diet, physical activity and “overmedicalization,” or overmedicating.