Amazon opens a virtual clinic `` Amazon Clinic '' that allows remote examination and health consultation, while `` Amazon Care '' will be closed at the end of 2022

Amazon positions healthcare as ``a high-ranking experience that requires reinvention, '' and provides ``Amazon Care,'' an online medical treatment and prescription delivery service for employees, and develops telemedicine services. We are expanding the healthcare field by acquiring One Medical . As a further initiative in the healthcare field, Amazon announced on November 15, 2022, `` Amazon Clinic '', a virtual clinic service that allows medical examinations and health consultations anywhere.

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In 2018, Amazon acquired PillPack , which sells medicines online, and in 2019 announced partnerships with six medical institutions interested in developing ``Alexa skills that process patient information''. Furthermore, in July 2022, we acquired One Medical, which develops various medical services such as online medical examinations, lifestyle advice for patients, and health management by experts, and is Senior Vice President of Amazon Health Services. ``We want to be one of the companies that will help dramatically improve the healthcare experience over the next few years,'' said Neil Lindsey, who works at the company.

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'Amazon Clinic', newly announced by Amazon, allows you to receive medical examinations and health consultations online when you need it, in the way you need it, at home or on the go, during the day or at a late hour such as after dinner. A text-based virtual clinic service. Amazon Clinic will provide consultation services for more than 20 general health and beauty problems, including health problems such as allergies and infections, as well as care for acne and hair loss.

According to Amazon, “Both irregular visits and ongoing connectivity are needed to dramatically improve health care. We believe that we need an agency to choose things for,' said Amazon Clinic, partnering with trusted providers to provide convenient and affordable access to care while helping people get things done on a daily basis. The purpose is to make it easier to manage your health.

To get started with Amazon Clinic, users select their status and select their preferred provider from a list of licensed and eligible telemedicine providers. Then, by filling out a simple intake survey, users can message clinicians anytime, anywhere to seamlessly share their health status. A message-based consultation with a doctor will then be sent to each user's convenient pharmacy with a personalized treatment plan, including the necessary prescriptions.

Amazon Clinic will initially launch in 32 states, with plans to expand to other states in the coming months.

Amazon Clinic
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On the other hand, Amazon announced in August 2022 that ``Amazon Care will end by the end of the year.'' At the end of Amazon Care, Mr. Lindsay said, ``For the large corporate customers we have targeted, Amazon Care is not a sufficient service and will not work in the long term.''