Advisory Board February 7, 2020

When it comes to health care disruptors, all eyes have been on Big Tech, but “Big Retail” has been quietly growing its influence and might just be a bigger changemaker in the industry, Erin Brodwin reports for STAT +.

Background on Big Tech

For years, Big Tech has been launching initiatives and strategic partnerships to tap into the $3.5 trillion U.S. health care market, Brodwin reports.

Apple, for instance, last year announced that it will participate in three major health care studies using its research app in an effort to democratize how medical research is conducted. But, the studies, which are all tapped into new or planned applications of the Apple Watch and Apple’s EHR capabilities, also offer tremendous commercial...

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