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Amazon acquires video doctor-visit company Health Navigator : report

Amazon.com Inc. has made another healthcare-related acquisition, according to a report late Wednesday. CNBC reported Amazon acquired digital health technology company Health Navigator for an undisclosed amount, and it will join the company's Amazon Care group. "The service eliminates travel and wait time, connecting employees and their family members to a physician or nurse practitioner through live chat or video, with the option for in-person follow up services from a registered nurse ranging from immunizations to instant strep throat detection," Amazon told CNBC. The acquisition follows Amazon's 2018 acquisition of online pharmacy company PillPack. Read More...

Amazon.com Inc. has made another healthcare-related acquisition, according to a report late Wednesday. CNBC reported Amazon acquired digital health technology company Health Navigator for an undisclosed amount, and it will join the company’s Amazon Care group. “The service eliminates travel and wait time, connecting employees and their family members to a physician or nurse practitioner through live chat or video, with the option for in-person follow up services from a registered nurse ranging from immunizations to instant strep throat detection,” Amazon told CNBC. The acquisition follows Amazon’s 2018 acquisition of online pharmacy company PillPack.

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