One Rational Expectation For Each: The Next Healthcare Moves Of Tech Giants

Walmart announced the opening of five new ‘Walmart Health’ Centres in Florida in April, promising low-cost healthcare services. Not very surprising given how the American firm has been steadily building a foothold in this industry in recent years without any signs of slowing down.  In the U.S., Walmart established 600 COVID-19 testing sites during the pandemic; before the current announcement, Walmart Health business has rolled out in 20 locations across Arkansas, Georgia and Illinois in the last three years complete with primary care, emergency care, labs and more. By 2029, Walmart’s board even plans to scale to 4,000 clinics. Their aim is to make quality healthcare more affordable and accessible, and their advantage in potentially achieving that is that 90% of Americans live within 10 miles of a Walmart store. This newest episode of non-healthcare mammoth companies and tech giants’ march into the health business made us think about what others will do next. So here it is, a list of our expectations.  Apple: Watch measuring blood pressure and blood glucose levels Producing a device every 6th person has in their pocket worldwide, it seems clear how Apple can reach the field to play on. Not to mention another health tool: Apple holds the largest share of the global smartwatch shipment market. In the first quarter of 2020, that accounted for a substantial 47.9% share of the market. The company has been heavily leveraging the popularity of its...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: TMF Forecast Future of Medicine digital health Healthcare tech giants Source Type: blogs