Becker's Healthcare January 29, 2020
Ayla Ellison

Walgreens is opening its first “health corners” in stores this month, roughly a year after striking a partnership with Microsoft to create the pharmacy of the future, according to Business Insider.

Walgreens is piloting the “health corners” at 12 pharmacies in Tennessee. The pilot sites will feature two clinic-like rooms, where patients can meet with a pharmacist to discuss medications and health-tech devices. This is a different approach than Walgreens is taking with its retail clinics, which are staffed by nurse practitioners and other clinicians, according to the report.

As part of the partnership entered into last year, Microsoft manages...

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