As part of the pilot program, One Medical providers can request drug consults from Amazon Pharmacy staff for high-risk, complex and senior patients, according to the Jan. 22 story. The requests are made through a messaging platform and might cover support for a new patient intake, medication interactions, or reviewing side effects that could cause falls in seniors.
“People are always asking about how our services are connected, and this just seems like such a natural way to interconnect some of our best resources,” Vin Gupta, MD, chief medical officer of Amazon Pharmacy, told the news outlet. “This isn’t about money and this isn’t about profitability; this is about ensuring great clinical outcomes.”
The pilot project, which could expand to more patients, is another example of how Amazon is melding One Medical, which it bought last year for $3.9 billion, into its operations. The tech giant previously launched One Medical for Prime in November.
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