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Briefing
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- Healthcare Partnership – Pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) and Microsoft Corp. entered into seven-year partnership that will see both companies collaborate on digital healthcare solutions research
- Ultimate Goals – Include improving medication adherence, reducing emergency room visits, and decreasing hospital readmissions
- Enabling Technologies – Will leverage data analytics, cloud computing through Microsoft Azure, artificial intelligence (AI), and Microsoft 365 productivity suite
- Merchandizing – WBA will establish up to 12 “digital health corners” that will showcase select health care-related hardware and devices in stores
- Sample Applications – Include solutions that help patients to manage chronic and non-chronic disease, as well as establish digital health ecosystem connecting consumers, providers, pharmacists, and manufacturers
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Business Model and Practices
Business Model
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Sector
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Healthcare/Health Sciences
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Organization
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Walgreen Company
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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January 15, 2019
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