Below are 10 key launches tech giants completed in 2020:
- Google piloted a new tool it developed with HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that aims to help people remember important questions they want to ask their physician during their healthcare visits.
- IBM Watson launched a digital health pass app to help individuals verify their health status as they return to work, school or air travel amid the pandemic.
- Amazon launched its health tracking device Halo, the retail giant’s first move into the wearables market.
- Apple unveiled a new feature for its Apple Watch that uses motion sensors and listens to the sound of water on an individual’s hands to help them wash correctly.
- Google launched two features in Search and Maps that direct users to virtual care options when they are available.
- Best Buy unveiled a smartphone app and accompanying wearable device providing seniors with one-touch access to emergency services.
- An update to the smartwatch- and smartphone-compatible Samsung Health app added a dedicated women’s health category that includes a menstrual cycle-tracking calendar.
- Snapchat introduced a feature that provides in-app mental health resources to users who search for flagged topics.
- Microsoft launched Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, an offering that provides healthcare organizations digital tools for improved interoperability and data analysis.
- Google launched artificial intelligence tools for healthcare providers to search through medical documentation.
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