MobiHealth News December 16, 2021
Emily Olsen

Alexa made moves into health systems and elder care, a new Halo wearable was released and the Amazon Care virtual care service began its expansion this year.

At the very beginning of 2021, Amazon’s high-profile healthcare partnership with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, dubbed Haven, finally broke down.

The goal of the joint venture between some of the country’s largest and most powerful companies was to disrupt the healthcare industry, lowering costs and improving outcomes for their employees. The project shut down after only three years.

But that hasn’t kept the tech and retail giant out of the healthcare space. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to burden the system and change the way care is delivered, Amazon has...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

 
Topics: Digital Health, Provider, Retailer, Technology, Voice Assistant
What big retailers did in healthcare in 2024
How Trauma-Informed Design Principles Can Be Health-Ful for All of Us – Learning from IKEA
Walmart health and wellness leader to exit role
Instacart inks another healthcare partnership
Meta’s AI Shopping Gamble Tests Virtual Retail

Share This Article