Digital Health

Here are six recent partnerships between healthcare organizations and big tech companies including Amazon, Apple and Google. 

SiteBridge Research, which aims to make clinical trials more accessible to patients, is the newest spinout company of Health2047, the American Medical Association's innovation enterprise.

Northwell Health and Pear Therapeutics have linked up to allow patients seeking treatment for opioid and substance misuse to have access to prescription digital therapy.

Oscar Health now has a technology platform called +Oscar, the health insurance startup said April 20.

Amazon augmented Alexa's knowledge of COVID-19 so the device can now connect users to nearby COVID-19 vaccine appointments, the tech giant said April 20.

GoodRx, an online platform that offers coupons for discounts on prescription drugs, closed its acquisition of health information and consumer resources platform HealthiNation, according to an April 19 news release.

Health insurers including Anthem and UnitedHealthcare are embracing digital health adoption and increasingly growing their respective strategies to engage with members and make care more convenient.

Evernorth, Cigna's health services business, completed its acquisition of telehealth company MDLive April 19.

Intermountain Healthcare, a 25-hospital system based in Salt Lake City, launched three digital health initiatives in telehealth, artificial intelligence and data analytics in the last week. 

A slew of tech companies are building and piloting COVID-19 vaccine passport apps.