Amazon is everywhere: in the doctor’s office, in people’s homes, in their shopping carts, and now in their therapist’s office too. amazon Virtual Health Program, amazon carenow includes a partnership with mental health company Ginger, according to Amazon Care Web page. The new offers were first reported by Well-informed person.
The webpage describes the behavioral health options available through Amazon Care. Primary care providers on the platform can respond to some low-grade issues, such as mild anxiety. For more serious concerns, patients may be referred to providers outside of Amazon Care. Ginger, a digital mental health platform that gives people 24/7 access to mental health coaches and therapists, will be available as an optional add-on for businesses using Amazon Care, it says. the website. “Health information is shared between Amazon Care and Ginger,” the website reads.
There is a high demand for mental health services in the United States, but it can be difficult for most people to find a traditional face-to-face therapist. Mental health apps emerged to fill that gap, despite the potential privacy risks.
Ginger and Amazon have not publicly announced their partnership, and Amazon did not respond to a request for comment at the time of publication.
Amazon Care first launched in 2019 as a hybrid in-person and virtual care service for Amazon employees in Seattle. It is now available for companies. in all 50 states who want to offer the service to their employees.
This latest step is just another foray into healthcare for the tech giant, which has also launched its own pharmacy. in 2020 and has programs that integrate Alexa in hospitals. In July of this year, Amazon announced that it would buy a primary care company one doctor.
Amazon is getting involved in all aspects of everyday life, not just healthcare. Just last week, he also signed an agreement buy iRobot Roomba Robot Vacuum — which generates maps of the floor plans of people’s houses. That’s probably why Amazon bought the company, wrote Edge Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, smart home critic, when the deal fell apart. She’s another tendril coming out of the tech company and engulfing the private sphere and something else that gives them “a pretty complete picture of her daily life.”
