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FDA to discuss role of IT in patient self-screening
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold public hearings this Thursday and Friday, March 22 and 23, to get input on a proposal to allow consumers to purchase certain prescription drugs without
Walgreens, Surescripts to send patient records to docs
Pharmacy giant Walgreens and pharmacy network operator Surescripts jointly announced the launch of a new interoperability initiative this week that enables Walgreens' pharmacies and retail health
Walgreens improves mobile app with pill reminder, Rx transfer
Walgreens recently beefed up its new iPhone and Android apps, launched last fall, with a pill reminder and prescription transfer function, plus a few other tweaks, according to Mobile Commerce Daily.
Cisco taps Walgreens to provide telehealth to employees
In yet another solid move into the mHealth sphere--and into a possibly competitive position with hospitals--Walgreens has partnered with Cisco to provide telehealth and onsite clinical services to
Do Walmart's early moves foretell a leap into mHealth?
Giants from other industries--IT, telecom, etc.--have lumbered into mobile healthcare and threatened to change how the mHealth industry will evolve. But a true category-killer is on the scene , and
Cloud-based platform enables mobile access for health kiosk users
Consumer health technology company SoloHealth received the Intel Innovation Award for its bilingual health and wellness kiosk for retail stores, known as the SoloHealth Station. Presented for the
iPad clad 'health guides' help Walgreens customers with online tools
Walgreens is offering a service many hospitals may want to emulate: A full-time, in-store employee to help patients navigate the growing number of online health tools. Announced late last week, the
Cigna exec takes job at Walgreens
Insurers shouldn't underestimate Walgreens' desire to compete within the industry based on a recent high-profile hiring of Cigna's chief medical officer, Jeffrey Kang, for the newly-created position
Aetna, Coventry partner with drugstores to offer Medicare prescription drug plans
Aetna and Coventry announced separate arrangements to offer Medicare prescription drug plans, in an attempt to woo the burgeoning senior market. Aetna is partnering with CVS to provide its plan,
UnitedHealth selling discounted hearing aids to members, non-members
UnitedHealth Group will sell low-cost hearing aids, becoming the first insurer to offer the products as part of its health plan coverage. The insurer stands to gain a lot of money from the move since
