MedCity News October 6, 2019
Walmart is deepening its relationship with San Francisco-based Grand Rounds as part of its latest efforts to lower costs and improve care for the employees on its health plans.
Starting in 2020, the Arkansas-based retailer will be testing a range of technology-based strategies to match employees with the best medical providers, manage chronic illnesses and find other help related to their health needs.
Grand Rounds, which already has a relationship with Walmart, will play a role in several of those strategies. Founded in 2011, Grand Rounds uses data and algorithms to match employees with caregivers and health-related services. It serves about 120 employers, including Comcast and Home Depot, and has roughly 4.5 million members.
“We’re thrilled to be expanding services...