Abarca holds summit to discuss future of healthcare
April 26, 2022
Corporate culture identified as a critical tool to tackle the Great Resignation’s effects.
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico’s healthcare ecosystem systemic risk threat
February 14, 2022
Puerto Rico is facing healthcare ecosystem systemic risk for all healthcare facilities.
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Medtronic launches program to recognize healthcare workers who ‘inspire’
October 18, 2021
Medical technology company Medtronic plc announced the launch of “Inspiradores,” a recognition program to honor and celebrate health workers in Latin America through life stories. The launch coincides with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) designation of 2021 as the “International year of health and care workers.” In its inaugural year, the “Inspiradores” program will recognize […]
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Impactivo founder named among ‘Top 100 Healthcare Leaders’
June 30, 2021
María Fernanda Levis-Peralta, founder of Impactivo LLC, was named one of the “Top 100 Healthcare Leaders of 2021” by the International Forum for Advancement in Healthcare (IFAH) in Las Vegas recently. IFAH, previously known as the Smart Health Conference, is one of the world’s top healthcare conferences and recognizes individuals for developing innovations in healthcare. […]
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AON: Health insurance rates will spike 8.8% in ’21 in LatAm, Caribbean
February 22, 2021
The costs of company-sponsored medical plans in Latin America and the Caribbean will increase by 8.8% in 2021, exceeding headline inflation by 6.4%, according to its 2021 Global Medical Trends Rate Report by professional services firm Aon plc. “COVID-19 has demonstrated the need for better global governance regarding the management of medical programs,” said Maricarmen […]
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Med Centro buys $1M mobile medical unit
February 3, 2021
Healthcare provider Med Centro recently invested about $1 million in a new mobile medical unit, to deliver services to patients in the Coamo-Salinas area of the island, company Executive Director Allan Cintrón-Salichs said. This vehicle joins the fleet of four units that the institution already owns, equipped with technology and everything necessary to offer primary […]
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Op-Ed: The brave new world of healthcare data
August 21, 2020
The main challenge facing the healthcare system for many years, both in the continental United States and Puerto Rico, is the reality that existing technology platforms used to handle patient information do not communicate with each other. They hold information hostage with proprietary programming interfaces to the detriment of patients and the overall healthcare system. […]
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Impactivo, Day Health Strategies partner to support healthcare providers
June 1, 2020
Impactivo and Day Health Strategies (DHS) have joined efforts to assist the nation’s primary healthcare providers and enable them to move forward in a world changed by COVID-19. The consultancies have partnered with researchers and practitioners nationwide to inform their newly launched “at-home healthcare solution” in the recently released white paper entitled, “Primary Care Transformation […]
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Puerto Rico’s healthcare sector ‘most exposed’ to coronavirus crisis
April 23, 2020
The Coronavirus pandemic will cause people to rethink existing values and will impact economic models going forward, a group of local and international experts gathered by Invest Puerto Rico during a virtual webinar concluded. In Puerto Rico, where the economy has been limping along for the better part of the last 12 years, the already […]
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MCS executives join industry experts in ’19 P.R. Health Insurance conference April 5
April 4, 2019
MCS executives will join industry experts in the 2019 Puerto Rico Health Insurance Conference on April 5 to discuss from the private sector’s perspective some of the most controversial challenges impacting the industry, and how they can be addressed, organizers announced. In response to the many challenges stemming from current federal underfunding policies, the healthcare […]
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Health Industry Information Platform mobile app hits local market
April 4, 2019
Two years since its conceptualization, the Health Industry Information Platform mobile app has been launched in Puerto Rico to gather sector information and put it in the hands of physicians with private practices. Salvador Rovira, who heads the initiative, said the information will also benefit hospitals. About $150,000 in private investment was made to establish […]
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Federal gov’t approves new healthcare model for P.R.
January 10, 2019
Puerto Rico’s “Vital” plan provides medical coverage to those that cannot afford traditional medical plans.
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P.R. Healthcare community urges Congress to pass PRIMA Act
November 21, 2018
As Puerto Rico continues to rebuild following the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Medicare funding disparities still undermine access to healthcare on the island, the group said.
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Hoy Health LLC partners with United Retailers Association to provide healthcare
November 15, 2018
The local trade group known as the CUD will have access to Hoy Health’s portfolio of healthcare products.
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MCS launches ‘Conexión de Salud’ initiative to retain physicians in P.R.
October 5, 2018
MCS’ new Conexión de Salud is part of the larger “Vivela MCS” platform and focuses on helping the company’s network providers.
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