Becker's Healthcare February 10, 2021
Katie Adams

Tech giants and healthcare software companies have developed more voice-enabled features in recent years to make clinical workflows more efficient and bring greater convenience to at-home care.

Below are eight recent voice technology developments in healthcare announced in the last three months:

  1. Amazon launched a feature for its Alexa voice assistant that lets users search for places to get a COVID-19 test.
  2. Amazon also made its new wearable health tracking device Halo available to the general public. It features two microphones, which can be turned off or on at the user’s discretion to analyze “peak periods of positivity and energy” in their voice.
  3. CVS Health launched a new medical alert system called Symphony, which is designed to protect seniors...

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