Search Tag: Amazon

Executive Health Management

Amazon-to-buy-one-medical

2022 22 Jul

Amazon and One Medical have announced that they have entered into a merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire One Medical.  One Medical was founded in 2007. It is a human-centred, technology-powered primary care organisation committed to making quality care more affordable and accessible for patients through a combination of in-person, digital...Read more

IT Management

Amazon-rolls-out-telehealth-service-nationwide-in-u-s

2022 09 Feb

In-person care services are expanding to more than 20 new cities in 2022, bringing even more care options to Amazon Care’s growing customer base. Amazon Care launched in September 2019 to bring the most patient-centric health care to customers when and where they need it. Amazon Care combines the best of virtual care and in-person services,...Read more

IT Management

Is-alexa-spying-on-you

2021 06 Jul

In a class action lawsuit filed last week, healthcare workers alleged that their Amazon Alexa-enabled devices may have recorded their conversations – including potentially protected information - without their intent. In a storyline that could be ripped right out of Dave Egger's bestselling dystopian novel "The Circle", four plaintiffs raise...Read more

Executive Health Management

How-will-famga-shakeup-healthcare

2020 29 Jan

Summary: The big tech players are all making inroads into healthcare, bringing their industry know-how into a sector that is traditionally slow to adapt to change. Whether their impact will ultimately result in better resource management and cost savings remains to be seen, but they are definitely a force to be reckoned with. There is no doubt...Read more

Executive Health Management

Improving-patient-compliance-with-future-mhealth

2019 26 Aug

Summary: Combine the characteristic of our engagement with social media with existing technology and how we could improve patient compliance in the not so distant future.   Patient treatment compliance is a significant barrier and a challenge for healthcare professionals the world over. While several studies have been conducted leading to...Read more

IT Management

Alexa-gains-hipaa-compliant-status

2019 16 Apr

Amazon has amped up the capability of its voice assistant, Alexa , which now boasts about half a dozen new medical skills. For instance, a user can request help by asking this question “Alexa, find me a doctor” and obtain a prompt response from the voice assistant. You might also like: What can healthcare learn from Amazon? The upgrade...Read more

Executive Health Management

Short-read-what-can-healthcare-learn-from-amazon

2018 12 Sep

The enterprise started out as an online seller of books, and then of small gadgets; then expanded into selling all sorts of consumer products as well as services. More recently, the company made its foray into other markets such as tech and healthcare. Just this month, the same company became part of the exclusive "$1 trillion club" after seeing...Read more