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HIMSSCast: Big moves in digital health from Alphabet, Facebook, Amazon

The MobiHealthNews team breaks down the week's news from big tech. Why does Alphabet want to buy Fitbit? Why does Facebook want to help you get a check up? And what is Amazon up to with its latest acquisition?
By MobiHealthNews
October 30, 2019
11:55 am
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Articles referenced in today's episode:

Alphabet makes offer to acquire Fitbit

Facebook's new tool tells users what checkups they need, where to get them

Amazon makes its second digital health acquisition with Health Navigator

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Alphabet, Fitbit, Amazon, Facebook, Health Navigator, big tech, mergers and acquisitions, HIMSSCast, Podcast

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