Best Buy, Walgreens growing their primary care, home health offerings

Best Buy and Walgreens are the latest nationally known retailers to continue the expansion of primary care and home care offerings.

On March 7, Best Buy Health and Atrium Health announced they “are combining their strengths” to offer hospital at home services that deliver high quality care while reducing emotional and financial burdens on patients and caregivers. The companies said Atrium Health’s abilities in telemedicine and patient population of almost 3 million people will align with Best Buy’s technical expertise, logistics, and locations across North America. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Best Buy is the world’s largest specialty consumer electronics retailer, with more than 90,000 employees in almost 1,000...