Walgreens & Microsoft Partner On Health Care Delivery Innovation

Pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (Walgreens) and Microsoft recently announced they are partnering to innovate more integrated health care delivery models. The partnership—which is anticipated to have a 7-year duration—will see Walgreens leveraging Microsoft’s artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure to offer news ways for consumers to access and receive care.

Over the next year, Walgreens plans to open 12 new in-store “digital health corners” that will sell health care devices. Two of the main goals of the partnership are to equip clinical professionals to better support medication adherence, and to give consumers on . . .