Large retail companies like Walmart, Walgreens and CVS are increasingly offering healthcare services at their locations across the U.S. as well as online.
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Amazon is on the hunt for business development leaders to further its healthcare strategy, which may include purchasing provider networks.
CVS Health is offering Aetna commercial and CVS Caremark members a one-year subscription to Apple Fitness+, the company announced on Sept. 15.
Apple is the first company to reach a $2 trillion valuation, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Nearly half of healthcare provider and payer executives (45 percent) believe that rapid advancements in new tech and innovations will disrupt the healthcare industry, according to an Aug. 11 Accenture report.
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911 call centers and ambulances must overhaul their pre-hospital communication systems in order to provide patients with similar consumer communication experiences such as apps like Uber and Lyft, according to University of Michigan researchers.
Google sister company Verily has nearly 1,000 volunteers working on its COVID-19 screening and testing platform as it prepares to expand to more locations, according to CNBC.
CVS Health added five more digital health services to its Point Solutions Management platform, through which CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management clients can cover the costs of digital health tools for employees.
Best Buy unveiled on Feb. 27 the latest addition to its growing collection of consumer health technology: a smartphone app and accompanying wearable device providing seniors with one-touch access to emergency services.
With the promise of low prices and convenient point-of-care delivery, Walmart's standalone health centers are set to create a "consumer revolution" in healthcare, according to former Apple CEO John Sculley.