GeekWire September 24, 2019
Healthcare is getting the Amazon treatment.
The tech giant today launched Amazon Care, a primary care service for its employees that combines telemedicine checkups, at-home or in-office doctor’s visits and prescription deliveries through a single program.
This is the latest move into healthcare by Amazon, which has also been pursuing prescription drug delivery, dabbling in employee benefits, using cloud computing to mine medical records, and reportedly developing earbuds that track your activity. Tech rivals like Apple, Google and Microsoft are also making headway into healthcare with efforts that range from health-oriented wearable devices to artificial intelligence systems that can diagnose diseases.
Here’s how Amazon Care works: Sick employees can sign into a mobile app to meet with a nurse practitioner...
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