
Digital Health & Wearables
Telehealth Giant Teladoc Abandons Fee-Per-Visit Model in Bold Bet on Outcomes-Based Payment
The virtual care leader is shifting to risk-based contracts that tie reimbursement to clinical results, signaling the industry's evolution beyond pandemic-era transactional telehealth.
Health AI Central Editorial Team·July 24, 2026

Healthcare OperationsPro
When Algorithms Time Compassion: Inside Kaiser's Controversial Nurse Surveillance System
As AI monitoring tools track every second of patient calls, frontline nurses warn that efficiency metrics are undermining the clinical judgment and empathy that telephone triage demands.
Health AI Central Editorial Team·July 19, 2026