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Healthcare is entering a period of consumerization, assisted by virtual care and AI, according to Transcarent CEO Glen Tullman, who has an upcoming HIMSS23 presentation with HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf.

Through the DoorDash app or website, consumers in certain cities can have over-the-counter medications and other products delivered to their homes.

The online mail-order health company has created an app with nearly identical functions as its platform. 

EverlyWell is helping transform the process of getting laboratory tests by expanding and improving access, affordability and convenience for the consumer, says founder and CEO Julia Cheek.

The New York City-based company will be scaling its brand, expanding its logistics and continuing work on its core technology.

Yesterday at The Atlantic's Pulse summit, providers discussed the balancing act of engaging patients through digital tools without losing their personal, human touch. 

Chatbots, symptom checkers and other AI healthcare guidance services should take a page from Amazon and others on to engage users, experts say.

Constellation Research VP David Chou discusses the long journey to value-based care and looking at tech mega-trends through a healthcare lens to operationalize them. 

A new meta-analysis published in JMIR revealed that while fitness apps modestly increase physical activity, the average observed step count between app users and nonusers did not reach statistical significance.