Alexa
Craig Anderson, director of innovation at the Florida-based health system, discusses what the health system has learned from implementing the voice assistant.
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Amazon said the Alexa Smart Properties tools save time and allow healthcare providers and other caregivers to focus on higher level tasks.
Users can find out where vaccination sites are and get connected.
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The Amazon Alexa Care Hub connects a senior's personal assistant device to a caretaker's mobile app, and includes activity alerts, emergency contacts and other communications features.
The new feature will initially be available to Giant Eagle Pharmacy customers.
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The tech giant's collaboration with the NHS was first announced last year.