[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":457},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-amazons-march-into-healthcare-a-2021-update":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":219,"relatedBooks":361},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":41,"project_category":60,"contact_email_category":67,"yst_prominent_words":68,"class_list":80,"better_featured_image":121,"acf":155,"yoast_meta":164,"_links":166},34813,"2021-06-22T10:00:00","2021-06-22T08:00:00",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=34813&_wpnonce=5fc9ceb20a&status=auto-draft&type=post","2021-06-28T13:06:56","2021-06-28T11:06:56","amazons-march-into-healthcare-a-2021-update","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Famazons-march-into-healthcare-a-2021-update",{"rendered":17},"Amazon’s Dive Into Healthcare: A 2021 Update",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ch5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do the publishing, film and healthcare industries have in common? They are all fields that tech giant Amazon ventures into. But even though healthcare is the latest the company got involved in – at least publicly -, Amazon is making leaps in the field. We explored those leaps at length in our dedicated e-book, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftech-giants-in-healthcare-new-e-book\u002F#\" target=\"_blank\">Tech Giants In Healthcare\u003C\u002Fa>. For a deeper dive and a bigger picture of its long-term plans, we would recommend you to get a copy.\u003C\u002Fh5>\n\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\u002F>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>With this article, we are kicking off a new series that provides a snapshot of what a given tech company is working on that is relevant to healthcare.\u003C\u002Fstrong> We will focus more on their most recent developments so that you can consider these articles as supplements to the e-book. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We’re starting with Amazon: exploring what the company has been focusing on in recent months. As Sandeep Unni, senior director at technology analyst Gartner, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.zdnet.com\u002Farticle\u002Fwhy-amazons-push-into-healthcare-could-be-its-most-important-project-yet\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">recently told ZDNet\u003C\u002Fa>: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cp>“\u003Cem>If anyone can break into spaces as entrenched in healthcare, it’s probably someone like Amazon\u003C\u002Fem>.” \u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So let’s explore Amazon’s recent healthcare bets and contemplate what might come next for them given those recent developments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Aiming to disrupt the pharmaceutical industry\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When in 2017 Amazon \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thestreet.com\u002Finvesting\u002Fstocks\u002Fhere-s-why-amazon-s-next-big-market-could-be-in-the-pharmacy-business-14166157\" target=\"_blank\">received drug distribution licenses\u003C\u002Fa> in over 10 U. S. states, the news sent traditional players in the pharmaceutical market into a frenzy. The company had already sold over-the-counter medications in the U.S. before. Now it could sell prescription drugs online, further disrupting the distribution chain. Through private label drug manufacturer Perrigo Amazon \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.investopedia.com\u002Fnews\u002Famazon-launches-its-own-line-overthecounter-drugs\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">also produces its own line of OTC drugs\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Amazon’s pharmaceutical plans further expanded when it acquired startup PillPack for \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2018\u002F6\u002F28\u002F17515176\u002Famazon-pillpack-walgreens-pharmacy-market\" target=\"_blank\">nearly $1 billion in 2018\u003C\u002Fa>. PillPack is itself an “online pharmacy” that delivers medicine directly to its clients. This was a clear indication of its commitment to break into the remote healthcare industry; a commitment that was put on display recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_270-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34583\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_270-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_270-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_270-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_270-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Last November, Jeff Bezos’ company expanded its remote pharmaceutical service further when it \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2020\u002F11\u002F17\u002F21571091\u002Famazon-pharmacy-store-launch-home-delivery-prescription-medication\" target=\"_blank\">launched Amazon Pharmacy\u003C\u002Fa> in the U.S. The service \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2020\u002F11\u002F17\u002Famazon-pharmacy-free-prescription-delivery-for-prime-members.html\" target=\"_blank\">allows clients to\u003C\u002Fa> order a “mix of generic and brand-name drugs”; and even lets them connect to a pharmacist online for any relevant queries. Launching it in 45 states and accepting most insurance plans, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2020\u002F11\u002F17\u002F21571091\u002Famazon-pharmacy-store-launch-home-delivery-prescription-medication\">\u003Cem>The V\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cem>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2020\u002F11\u002F17\u002F21571091\u002Famazon-pharmacy-store-launch-home-delivery-prescription-medication\" target=\"_blank\">e\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2020\u002F11\u002F17\u002F21571091\u002Famazon-pharmacy-store-launch-home-delivery-prescription-medication\">\u003Cem>rge \u003C\u002Fem>called it\u003C\u002Fa> Amazon’s “\u003Cem>biggest push into the healthcare industry yet.\u003C\u002Fem>”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Amazon’s bet on remote care\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, remote pharmaceutical services aren’t the only remote component of health that Amazon is looking into. In fact, the tech giant might be more interested in this remote and digital component of the industry as a whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This March, Amazon Care, the company’s telehealth branch, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.seattletimes.com\u002Fbusiness\u002Famazon\u002Famazons-telehealth-arm-quietly-expands-to-21-more-states\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">expanded into 21 more states\u003C\u002Fa> in the U.S. Previously, the service was only available to Amazon’s own customers; but the company announced that Amazon Care will also expand to other companies across the U.S. in the summer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FAmazon-Care-768x448.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25835\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FAmazon-Care-768x448.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FAmazon-Care-512x299.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FAmazon-Care.png 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Famazon.care\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Amazon could very well tie in its telehealth services with its \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2020\u002F8\u002F27\u002F21402493\u002Famazon-halo-band-health-fitness-body-scan-tone-emotion-activity-sleep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Halo fitness band\u003C\u002Fa>, which debuted in early access last August. It can measure sleep and activity levels, as well as monitor the user’s voice tone to analyse their emotional state during the day. And more features are being pushed onto the device. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This June, Amazon announced the “Movement Health” feature that uses a smartphone camera and A. I.-based software to create custom workouts to improve the user’s stability, mobility, and posture based on their fitness level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This consumer-facing approach isn’t new for Amazon. It also equipped its iconic Alexa-powered devices, like the Echo and Dot, with health-related extensions. For example, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.zdnet.com\u002Farticle\u002Fwhy-amazons-push-into-healthcare-could-be-its-most-important-project-yet\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">users can ask the digital assistant for advice\u003C\u002Fa> regarding breastfeeding and first aid. Moreover, Alexa also helps in diagnosis and improves \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmhealthintelligence.com\u002Fnews\u002Famazon-adds-drug-information-to-its-mhealth-platform-for-alexa\" target=\"_blank\">medication management\u003C\u002Fa> and adherence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Recent turbulences\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Despite being a newcomer to the market, Amazon has made steady strides in a clear attempt to become a leader. But the company’s path hasn’t been such a smooth one. In fact, at the beginning of the year, one of its major partnerships fell through. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Amazon, together with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan Chase, set up the health care company Haven \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnn.com\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F06\u002Fbusiness\u002Famazon-berkshire-jpmorgan-health-care\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\">three years ago\u003C\u002Fa>. This venture aimed to provide healthcare services and insurance at a lower cost to these companies’ employees. It also included the potential to expand to other firms as well. However, the companies parted ways in January, with Amazon forging ahead with its Amazon Care program and J.P. Morgan Chase setting up \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedcitynews.com\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Fafter-haven-dissolves-jpm-goes-it-alone\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">its own healthcare business unit\u003C\u002Fa> with similar aims as Haven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another glaring failed approach to healthcare Amazon took was \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Ftechnology-57287151\" target=\"_blank\">the ‘wellness chamber’\u003C\u002Fa> they introduced in May for stressed staff. The tiny booth lets Amazon employees follow guided well-being activities in an extremely confined space. News site \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vice.com\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fwx5nmw\u002Famazon-introduces-tiny-zenbooths-for-stressed-out-warehouse-workers\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cem>Motherboard \u003C\u002Fem>described\u003C\u002Fa> it as a “\u003Cem>coffin-sized booth in the middle of an Amazon warehouse\u003C\u002Fem>.” We can expect more such failures from Amazon. But we can also expect it to keep treading towards its healthcare vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Famazon-mindfulness-coffin-booth-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34815\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Famazon-mindfulness-coffin-booth-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Famazon-mindfulness-coffin-booth-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Famazon-mindfulness-coffin-booth.jpg 976w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The future of Amazon’s healthcare vision\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the steps that the company has taken so far, we can expect Amazon to further push where it has the supply chain and the experience to support the process; whether it’s for telehealth or drug delivery. They might even combine the latter with their \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2016\u002F12\u002F14\u002F13952240\u002Famazon-drone-delivery-launch-uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drone delivery plans\u003C\u002Fa> to accentuate Amazon Pharmacy’s radical approach to drug delivery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If patients express interest in their telehealth approach, providers will listen. Perks they offer to Amazon Prime subscribers might make their offer more enticing. For Amazon Pharmacy, Prime members will be getting free, two-day delivery on orders as well as discounts when paying without insurance. A similar model for Amazon Care isn’t unlikely, which can turn the company into an important telehealth provider. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Now that Amazon has been rolling out its Amazon-branded fitness tracker, anything that can be sent to patients remotely might fall into their area of interest. We’ll see more wearables coming from the company and maybe even at-home lab tests. In fact, in March, Amazon \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Frachelsandler\u002F2021\u002F03\u002F26\u002Famazon-gets-emergency-fda-approval-for-at-home-covid-19-test-kit\u002F?sh=31b9d5b849d2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">received emergency FDA approval\u003C\u002Fa> for its at-home COVID-19 testing kit; and it \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2021\u002F6\u002F15\u002F22535453\u002Famazon-covid-test-consumers-available\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">became publicly available\u003C\u002Fa> to U.S. customers in June.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Amazon is betting heavily on healthcare with moves that aim to make it a leader. However, it’s not dismissing the need for competition altogether. “\u003Cem>What we don’t want to see is a handful of big entities, big companies, big healthcare systems dominating a sector\u003C\u002Fem>;\u003Cem>“\u003C\u002Fem> Amazon Vice President \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.beckershospitalreview.com\u002Fhealthcare-information-technology\u002Famazon-exec-says-it-respects-healthcare-legacies-but-competition-is-a-good-thing.html\">Dr. Babak Parviz said\u003C\u002Fa>. “\u003Cem>So a healthy sector will have large companies, many mid-sized companies, and many, many startup companies\u003C\u002Fem>.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\u002F>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is the sector turning into a healthy one as Dr. Parviz envisions? To find out, we will explore the developments of Amazon’s big tech competitors in healthcare in our subsequent entries of this new series of articles.\u003C\u002Fh5>\n\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\u002F>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Written by Dr. Bertalan Meskó & Dr. Pranavsingh Dhunnoo\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Bertalan Mesko, PhD, the Director of The Medical Futurist Institute, launched The Medical Futurist to help individuals, companies, and governments understand how digital health technologies bring healthcare into the 21st century.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u003Cem>“Digital health technologies empower patients to become proactive in their life; empower medical professionals to do their job being supported by advanced technologies, and companies and policymakers to make better decisions about their future.” – Dr. Bertalan Meskó\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To support this transformation, Dr. Meskó and The Medical Futurist team is working relentlessly analyzing the latest trends in digital health and bringing insights to the 800,000+ readers and followers of our publications, along these principles:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: #e71d3299;\">\u003Cstrong>The Medical Futurist is a place to learn, not a place for advertising\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>. 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Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>What do the publishing, film and healthcare industries have in common? They are all fields that tech giant Amazon ventures into. 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THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp> In the light of the recent moves of Amazon and other tech giants in the healthcare field, we imagined what it would look like if Amazon operated an entire hospital. What if Dr. Alexa offered you the next appointment with your doctor in the Amazon Clinic? What if you could buy your prescription drugs in Amazon’s online pharmacy? What if you could get your personalized plaster cast from the 3D Printing Department? How would Amazon healthcare look like?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Tech giants move into healthcare \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Facebook, Google, and Amazon are aiming for new horizons. The playfield must be too small for them solely on the technology markets. They certainly have the capacity to move into new fields. As \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.economist.com\u002Fnews\u002Fleaders\u002F21735021-dominance-google-facebook-and-amazon-bad-consumers-and-competition-how-tame\">The Economist writes\u003C\u002Fa>, their huge stock market valuations suggest that investors are counting on them to double or even triple in size in the next decade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So, where do they want to utilize their power? Recent moves show they have ambitions in healthcare. Google has made steps forward in the field with \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.calicolabs.com\u002F\">Calico\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.humanlongevity.com\u002F\">Human Longevity Inc.\u003C\u002Fa> joined forces with Cleveland Clinic for a human genomics collaboration aimed at disease discovery and making aging a chronic condition. In September 2017, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.telegraph.co.uk\u002Ftechnology\u002F2017\u002F09\u002F24\u002Fmicrosoft-launches-new-healthcare-division-based-artificial\u002F\">Microsoft announced the launch of its new healthcare division\u003C\u002Fa> at its Cambridge research facility, to use its artificial intelligence software to enter the health market. Its research plans include monitoring systems that can help keep patients out of hospitals and large studies into conditions such as diabetes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What If Amazon Ran Hospitals? - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FToD-Ef2U6wE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>And what about Amazon? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2018\u002F01\u002F19\u002Famazon-hired-seattles-martin-levine-from-iora-to-add-to-health-group.html\">CNBC’s news\u003C\u002Fa> in January 2018, the Seattle-based giant hired one of Amazon’s most high-profile hires to date in health, Martin Levine. He has been working for \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.iorahealth.com\u002Fabout-us\u002F\">Iora Health\u003C\u002Fa>, which focuses on Medicare patients in six US markets. He could be joining Amazon’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2017\u002F07\u002F26\u002Famazon-1492-secret-health-tech-project.html\">internal healthcare group known as 1492\u003C\u002Fa>, which is testing a variety of secretive projects. Many analysts suspect that \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2017\u002F10\u002F06\u002Famazon-considering-selling-online-prescriptions-decision-coming-soon.html\">Amazon is considering selling prescription drugs online\u003C\u002Fa> as rumor said in autumn 2017 or that it \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.businessinsider.com\u002Famazon-stock-price-prime-business-pharmacies-morgan-stanley-2017-11\">might be opening drug stores in its Whole Foods chains\u003C\u002Fa>. Some analysts even considered Amazon’s popular digital assistant, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.usatoday.com\u002Fstory\u002Ftech\u002F2017\u002F10\u002F28\u002Fdr-alexa-what-amazon-might-do-health-care\u002F806945001\u002F\">Alexa as the future’s possible digital doctor\u003C\u002Fa>. Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase also \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2018\u002F01\u002F30\u002Famazon-berkshire-hathaway-and-jpmorgan-chase-to-partner-on-us-employee-health-care.html\">announced\u003C\u002Fa> a partnership to cut health-care costs and improve services for their US employees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So, US consumers might one day find themselves logging in to Amazon Healthcare Prime, or asking Dr. Alexa what they should do about their cold. But what if we go even further than that? Let’s do a thought experiment. What if Amazon decided to open a clinic in the future?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"844\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fheres-why-amazons-next-big-market-may-be-in-the-pharmacy-business.png\" alt=\"Amazon healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-17095\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fheres-why-amazons-next-big-market-may-be-in-the-pharmacy-business.png 844w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fheres-why-amazons-next-big-market-may-be-in-the-pharmacy-business-768x384.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fheres-why-amazons-next-big-market-may-be-in-the-pharmacy-business-512x256.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fheres-why-amazons-next-big-market-may-be-in-the-pharmacy-business-458x229.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Hi Ann! Your prescription drugs from Amazon Clinic just arrived!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Your phone buzzes with the above message. As a reaction, you go to your door and notice the tiny medical drone with your package in your backyard. In the neatly wrapped box, you find all the medication the GP prescribed for your pneumonia. The order is fairly easy to make on Amazon’s website with a special code that your GP gave you to allow the purchase of the drugs from Amazon Clinic’s own online pharmacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The scene is not that far away from reality considering Amazon’s recent moves in pharma. The tech giant might have been considering selling drugs online. In 2017, it \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thestreet.com\u002Fstory\u002F14166157\u002F1\u002Fhere-s-why-amazon-s-next-big-market-could-be-in-the-pharmacy-business.html\">received wholesale licenses in several US states\u003C\u002Fa> and induced a lot of fear in big pharma players about disrupting the industry. Besides, drone delivery is already on the palette of services offered by Amazon. In December 2016, it \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2016\u002F12\u002F14\u002F13952240\u002Famazon-drone-delivery-launch-uk\">delivered the first packages with popcorn and fire TV to its customers in the UK\u003C\u002Fa>. The US’ airspace watchdog, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theregister.co.uk\u002F2017\u002F12\u002F20\u002Ffaa_drafts_rule_plan_for_parcel_drones\u002F\">the FFA, also started to set out rules for drone delivery\u003C\u002Fa>. Thus, selling pharmaceuticals and delivering medication by drones seem like a natural combination for the future Amazon Clinic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Moreover, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmedical-drones\u002F\">medical drones\u003C\u002Fa> have a great potential to respond to medical emergencies or disasters. Google already \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fqz.com\u002F655314\u002Fgoogle-wants-to-call-drones-to-medical-emergencies-at-the-push-of-a-button\u002F\">patented a device that can call for a drone in emergency situations\u003C\u002Fa> to fly in with life-saving medical equipment on board. You would push a button, and a drone would appear on the spot. How amazing would that sound? And what about drones delivering automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) directly to people who have just suffered a heart attack? \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffuturism.com\u002Flive-saving-medical-devices-could-soon-be-delivered-by-drone-to-heart-attack-victims\u002F\">Researchers from the University of Toronto are already experimenting with the idea\u003C\u002Fa> based on their inspiration from ambulance drones in the Netherlands. It goes without saying that a future Amazon Clinic would have a swarm of medical drones for drug and blood transportation or medical emergencies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-drone-delivery.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-17096\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-drone-delivery.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-drone-delivery-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-drone-delivery-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-drone-delivery-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-drone-delivery-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Artificial Intelligence-based support system in the Amazon Clinic\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There is incredible growth in computers’ ability to understand images, text, and video in the form of Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI), a field called computer vision and natural language processing. The former is used as a primary technology for self-driving cars, Google image search, automatic photo-tagging on Facebook, and it is extensively utilized now in healthcare, for example in the field of medical imaging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In December 2017, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffortune.com\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F30\u002Famazon-artificial-intelligence-google\u002F\">Amazon also announced a couple of services based on ANI\u003C\u002Fa>. Amazon Rekognition Video uses smart algorithms to detect objects and faces in customers’ video content; the tech giant’s Amazon Transcribe turns audio into text; Amazon Translate (what a surprise) translates text, and last but not least, Amazon Comprehend analyses text for sentiment and key phrases. How could all these services support the work of medical professionals in a hospital?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Amazon Clinic might deploy smart algorithms to aid doctors’ work in making decisions about treatment paths. Amazon might build its own \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhat-is-using-ibm-watson-in-medicine-like\u002F\">deep learning algorithm just like IBM Watson\u003C\u002Fa>, which is able to find the latest scientific studies and sift through millions of options in seconds to find the best solutions. Amazon Rekognition Video might not only detect objects in customers’ video content, but also in medical imaging helping the work of radiology departments. Moreover, Amazon Transcribe might spare the time of making medical notes for doctors by transcribing patients’ account of their conditions as well as medical professionals’ recommendations. As \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpubmed\u002F25626223\">administration puts a high burden on doctors and considerably lowers job satisfaction\u003C\u002Fa>, tools for easing this hideous task would be more than welcome in future hospitals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-artificial-intelligence.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-17097\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-artificial-intelligence.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-artificial-intelligence-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-artificial-intelligence-512x320.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-artificial-intelligence-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Amazon healthcare package deals and Dr. Alexa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>No matter whether you are looking for blood glucose monitors, otoscopes or blood pressure cuffs, snoring aids or defibrillators, you can find everything on Amazon. The tech giant is already selling medical equipment, first aid kits, and non-prescription drugs online, so jumping into more serious healthcare business is truly not so far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Now, imagine the Amazon Clinic going some steps further. What if you could have special package deals on Amazon Healthcare Prime? The doctors prescribed you medication for high blood pressure, and you could get blood pressure cuffs or mobile apps helping you measure your medical state at a reduced price – when getting everything in a bundle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Dr. Alexa might even help you choose from the selection based on your personal history. For example, based on your known allergies to drugs. The digital assistant might also act as the first line in primary care by answering basic medical questions and helping patients with simpler conditions. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fchatbots-health-assistants\u002F\">The concept is already moving into reality\u003C\u002Fa>. UK’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.engadget.com\u002F2017\u002F01\u002F05\u002Fnhs-chatbot\u002F\">National Health Service (NHS) started to use\u003C\u002Fa> a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.babylonhealth.com\u002Fhow-it-works\">chatbot\u003C\u002Fa> app for dispensing medical advice for a trial period in 2017, with the aim of reducing the burden on its 111 non-emergency helplines. Moreover, Dr. Alexa could also ease the administrative burden on medical staff by patient management and organizing doctors’ schedules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-dr-alexa.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-17098\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-dr-alexa.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-dr-alexa-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-dr-alexa-512x347.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Famazon-dr-alexa-369x250.jpg 369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3D printing drugs and medical equipment in the Amazon Clinic\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Imagine that the future Amazon Clinic would apply disruptive technologies such as surgical robots, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F9-exciting-medical-robot-facts\u002F\">tiny robot companions or TUG robots for carrying medication and equipment\u003C\u002Fa>. Imagine that doctors would use 3D printers to create finger splints and other personalized plaster casts, tumor or organ models or low-cost prosthetic parts inside the Amazon Clinic. The 3D Printing Department would be responsible for all medical equipment necessary in other parts of the hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And what if the Amazon pharmacy could even use 3D printing to make drugs in any color or shape you choose online? This is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffuture-3d-printing-drugs-pharmacies-closer-think\u002F\">closer than you think\u003C\u002Fa>. In August 2015, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fqz.com\u002F471030\u002Fthe-fda-has-approved-the-first-drug-made-by-a-3d-printer\u002F\">FDA approved\u003C\u002Fa> an epilepsy drug called Spritam that is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-fda-just-approved-the-first-3d-printed-drug\u002F\">made by 3D printers\u003C\u002Fa>. It prints out the powdered drug layer by layer to make it dissolve faster than average pills. In June 2015, the UK’s \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dailymail.co.uk\u002Fhealth\u002Farticle-3125396\u002FDon-t-like-pills-Just-turn-dinosaur-sweets.html\">Daily Mail reported\u003C\u002Fa> that scientists from University College of London are experimenting with 3D printing drugs in odd shapes; such as dinosaurs or octopuses in order to make it easier for kids to take pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002F3d-printing.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-17099\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002F3d-printing.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002F3d-printing-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002F3d-printing-512x257.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002F3d-printing-458x230.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The possible downsides of a future Amazon Clinic – Recommendations and Black Fridays!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Imagine that you would receive recommendations for treatments, hospitals and even doctors based on your own habits. Just as the algorithms of Amazon, Google and Facebook show you ads based on your browsing history. So, if you suffer from diabetes, every content you receive will have something to do with the condition. Or if you do your grocery shopping and Amazon saw you buy some liqueur you might get some recommendations for healthy living from Amazon Health Prime. That would be an annoying nag as well as a scary connection between parts of your personal data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Imagine that you had a Black Friday in medicine, too! On certain days of the year, treatments and drugs would be less expensive, and even doctors would get paid less – but could get better reviews more easily. At first, it could sound like a good idea but think about it. What if patients did not buy medical equipment or drugs that they actually needed in order to wait for some discount? It could cost their health, or in extreme cases their life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fblack-friday.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-17100\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fblack-friday.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fblack-friday-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fblack-friday-512x367.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fblack-friday-348x250.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The entire medical history of you\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is not a coincidence that Black Mirror comes into your mind when reading the section title. The creators of the dystopic series already imagined what could happen when people would be evaluated solely based on their social media profiles and interactions. Imagine what would happen when reviews would determine the future of doctors and treatments? What if you could review doctors and treatments just as you do with books on Amazon? If many patients were dissatisfied with a treatment due to its side effects, it would go out of the window. This is not how evidence-based medicine works. Moreover, the power of the masses could sweep away great professionals with fewer charms – which should never happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Not only medical professionals but also patients might be reviewed and evaluated like that. Patients would have a profile on Amazon with their entire medical documentation, genetic information – and the evaluation they received from their doctors. If someone has bad reviews, treatment might become more expensive for them. Very scary prospects there!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fmedical-history.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-17101\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fmedical-history.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fmedical-history-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fmedical-history-512x268.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F01\u002Fmedical-history-458x240.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Should Amazon run a hospital?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Some ideas sound funny and promising; others sound just like script lines from Black Mirror. Anyhow, healthcare would definitely look different with Amazon-run hospitals – perhaps more patient-centered and more business-oriented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But healthcare should not be pure business. Medical evidence, empathy, and caregivers dedicated to their jobs make healthcare unique. Thus, a lot of techniques which Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple or Facebook apply in their businesses would not work or would have catastrophic consequences in healthcare. Especially in direct patient care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>No wonder that Apple, Google, and all the other tech giants move rather forward on the market for medical equipment, wearables or artificial intelligence solutions that indirectly affect patients. The fact that Amazon decided not yet to sell drugs online but rather concentrate on the medical equipment might also have something to do with that. So, there is no question that tech giants want to take a leap of faith in healthcare, but they still have a lot to learn to get into the industry successfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. 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