Retail Clinics

Walgreens and Humana announced on Tuesday that they are teaming up to provide easier access to primary care and other services for seniors in Kansas City, Mo. The collaboration will establish a senior-focused neighborhood approach to health that brings together primary care, pharmacy, in-person health plan support and other services for Medicare beneficiaries.

“As a team, we embrace change. We see focused and managed change as a … great opportunity to create value. A management team with an appetite for change, and not a fear of it, is a huge asset to any business and I hope that you see this in us.” That was a key message that Walgreens Boots Alliance executive vice chairman and CEO Stefano Pessina had for attendees of its Sell-Side Analyst Event on Tuesday in New York.

The SmartPoint-powered technology is an artificial intelligence-powered system that the company said would reduce time-to-therapy and improve care delivery.

Creating Rite Aid pharmacies within Albertsons banners will help the pair fold into more narrow networks, executives said.

The clinic business of CVS Health is entering a partnership with health technology company Buoy Health to help direct patients using its AI health assessment platform to MinuteClinic locations if appropriate.

CVS Health chief medical officer Troyen Brennan took the stage at the healthcare innovation event HLTH Tuesday in Las Vegas to discuss the company’s approach to patient health.

The All of Us Research Program will build the largest health data resource of its kind by asking 1 million or more participants to play an active role in collecting and sharing their unique health information.

DSN talks to CityMD’s David Shih about how the company partners with the retail pharmacy community to provide patients with the care they need.