Forbes January 30, 2023
David Lareau

David Lareau is CEO of Medicomp Systems, which makes medical data relevant, usable and actionable.

With a growing number of “big box” retailers investing heavily and staking their futures on primary care, the industry is awash with speculation as to what it all means to various healthcare stakeholders. Amazon, CVS and Walgreens are all making inroads into the primary care space, with offerings ranging from urgent care to specialty care and even in-home health, and in the process, are disrupting the status quo and how patient care moves through the system.

The first question is how this will impact health systems, which rely on primary care practices for referrals—their lifeblood. With primary care practices already struggling to keep their doors...

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