Fitbit Announces New Partnerships, Focus On Chronic Disease Management, Overall Health

Fitbit recently announced a number of new apps resulting from its newly formed partnerships with Dexcom, Humana, and Walgreens. Each of the apps are aimed at assisting consumers with managing chronic conditions and improving their overall health.

The new partnerships and their accompanying apps are:

Diplomat Pharmacy, who will be integrating its care management platform into the Fitbit Ionic and Versa to help people with cancer to manage their medications
Sickweather, a predictive sickness forecast tool app that alerts consumers about contagious illness risks
Fitabase, which will work with Fitbit to develop a new tool that makes it easier for . . .