Healthcare IT News August 17, 2018
Beth Jones Sanborn

The retail giant has a proven track record of using business intelligence more effectively than just about anyone else to cut costs and improve consumer satisfaction.

The latest twist in Amazon’s road into healthcare emerged with reports speculating that the company is building primary care clinics for its employees. And while Seattle-area medical groups and hospitals are likely wondering what that might mean for their patient populations the initiative, should it happen, could have implications beyond the Pacific Northwest in short order.

As costs continue to rise and quality stagnates, employers footing the hefty bill for their employees health benefits are looking for ways to make sure managing employee health doesn’t kill their business.

That is exactly where Amazon has...

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Topics: Analytics, Big Data, Employer, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Primary care, Provider, Technology, Trends
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