Amazon, today announced it has entered into an definitive agreement to acquire online pharmacy startup, PillPack for an undisclosed amount. The deal will allow Amazon further entry into healthcare with an on-demand online pharmacy and drug distribution platform.Founded in 2013, PillPack is an online pharmacy that delivers medications in pre-sorted dose packaging, coordinates refills and renewals, and makes sure shipments are sent on time. The service is designed to provide the best possible
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Medsphere Moves CareVue EHR to Amazon Cloud to Enhance EHR Adoption
Medsphere Systems Corporation, a provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare information technology (IT) solutions and services, has migrated the company’s CareVue electronic health record (EHR) solution to Amazon Web Services (AWS).CareVue Cloud is accessible from all the most commonly used platforms, including Windows, Linux and MacOS. Deploying CareVue as a service via AWS, Medsphere can implement the solution more rapidly than with onsite deployments.The expanded availability gives
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Does Amazon Have What It Takes to Transform the Pharma Industry?
InteliSys Health’s Tom Borzilleri explains what Amazon could bring to the pharmaceutical space and what the move could mean for brick-and-mortar competitors.From basics like toilet paper to luxuries such as flatscreen TVs, Amazon can deliver just about anything to a doorstep these days—so, what about prescription drugs? That’s the question the company seems to be currently asking itself and is expected to announce its answer soon. The e-commerce giant has been quietly making moves into Pharma
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