Hopes are high for Amazon’s entry into health care – as long as they don’t ‘pull a Facebook’
Amazon is entering the healthcare business. While there is great opportunity for success as it becomes among the first tech giant to enter the industry, it also means Amazon must tread cautiously. Success or failure could hinge on how the company chooses to manage patient data. If done correctly, Amazon may be able to reinvent the drug supply chain and provide more transparency within the health-care system, said panelists at CNBC’s “Healthy Returns” conference. Amazon’s plans to enter healthcare are already having an effect, as the industry...