Amazon Clinic, the telehealth marketplace launched by Amazon late last year, could soon make deals with physical providers to provide downstream care that vendors on its own platform can’t supply, a top Amazon executive said.
“There are some aspects of care that are better done in person. You’re going to see us start to partner and figure out how we make sure that transition is clear. Because even if you come to us and we’re not able to treat you, we want to make sure you have an easy glide path to people that can,” said Nworah Ayogu, general manager and chief medical officer of Amazon Clinic.
Amazon Clinic started as a healthcare store allowing customers to choose from a network of telehealth providers and connect with a licensed physician for a message-based consultation. But over the past year, Amazon has taken the clinic nationwide, added video calls and expanded the conditions available for treatment, Healthcare Dive reports. Read more.
