Compared to new and disruptive competitors such as digital health apps, insurance startups and retail health hubs, traditional health systems are underperforming in terms of consumer-facing digital experience, a new report finds.
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In recent years, the decades-old behemoths of the retail industry have seen sales numbers and customer bases dwindle as startups have exploited their predecessors' reluctance to change — a cautionary tale for the similarly slow-moving healthcare industry.
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Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook have committed billions to health-focused initiatives, but their particular brands of innovation will not singlehandedly solve healthcare's biggest challenges.
In his role as CVS Health's Chief Digital Officer Firdaus Bhathena is focused on using artificial intelligence, connected devices and virtual care to create positive user experiences, according to Business Insider.
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Unconventional healthcare players, including Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart, have made strides in 2019 to enter the market.
With ambitious plans to open 1,500 HealthHub concept stores across the U.S. by the end of 2021, CVS Health shows no signs of slowing its expansion into the realm of consumer-centric healthcare, one year after acquiring Aetna for $69 billion.