Becker's Healthcare August 27, 2020
Amazon on Aug. 27 launched its new health tracking device Halo, the retail giant’s first move into the wearables market.
Halo is integrated into EHR vendor Cerner’s solutions, allowing device users to opt in to share their health data directly into their EHR and with care teams that use Cerner. San Diego-based Sharp Healthcare is the first Cerner client to participate in the collaboration, according to the news release. Cerner partnered with Amazon in July 2019, designating Amazon Web Services as its preferred cloud provider.
Six details:
1. Amazon Halo Band uses advanced sensors to collect user health data including temperature, heart rate, sleep and fitness activity. The wearable is also equipped with two microphones, which can...