It's unclear how widely telehealth services will be used once the pandemic subsides, but companies are remaining active in their efforts to grow their telehealth businesses. Below are updates on how nine companies are expanding their telehealth business, as covered…
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Legacy health brands are losing their significance as healthcare consumers place higher value on convenience than reputation. That's the idea behind a July 1 tweet by Sachin Jain, MD, the CEO of Scan Group and Scan Health Plan.
Amazon Care, the e-commerce giant's new healthcare venture, has approached several big health insurers in an effort to expand coverage of its services, Insider reported July 7.
As more businesses adopt a hybrid model, tech startups are looking to cash in on the tools to support remote work, according to a July 6 report by The New York Times.
From the departure of its CEO to losing a key artificial intelligence innovator, Amazon has lost several executives leading its healthcare venture.
An Amazon executive who oversees some of its healthcare initiatives said the tech giant is respectful of large players, but a healthy industry has competition, according to a June 9 report by Insider.
Amazon has secured multiple companies as clients for its telehealth service, Amazon Care, CNBC reported June 9.
Walmart Health's primary care medical group has filed paperwork to expand virtual care in 16 more states, Insider reported June 7.
Here are 10 recent partnerships between healthcare organizations and big tech companies including Amazon, Apple and Google.
As employers look to curb their share of increasing healthcare costs, many may be attracted to healthcare offerings that charge them based on how many employees actually use the service, according to a May 6 report from eMarketer.