Monday Morning Update 12/1/25
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Best Buy’s CFO says in the company’s Q3 earnings call that it record a $192 million asset impairment charge for exiting Best Buy Health, which it says was caused by pressure in…
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Best Buy’s CFO says in the company’s Q3 earnings call that it record a $192 million asset impairment charge for exiting Best Buy Health, which it says was caused by pressure in…
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Best Buy’s Healthcare Exit Strategy
Health Systems Double Down on Home Care
Market Consolidation Signals Maturity
The End of Tech Tourism Phase
Retail Healthcare Challenges
Future Requirements for Success
Government Support and Sustainability
Best Buy’s Healthcare Exit Strategy
The recent…
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Symplr acquires the Smart Square staff scheduling system from AMN Healthcare for $75 million.
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A majority of poll respondents attribute Best Buy’s exit from its Current Health business as being…
Continue ReadingChristopher McGhee, the cofounder and former CEO of Current Health, has reacquired the company from Best Buy. “I came back to build Current Health into a globally significant company. We have so much to do, and…
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Best Buy sells remote patient monitoring technology company Current Health back to its co-founder and CEO Christopher McGhee (formerly known as Christopher McCann).
Best Buy acquired the company in October 2021 for $400…
Israeli healthtech startup Biobeat and Best Buy Health are teaming up to integrate the capabilities of Biobeat’s wrist and chest monitors, tying them into Best Buy Health’s Current Health platform.The big box retailer, which…
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– Biobeat, a provider of wearable remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions, announced plans to integrate with Current Health, Best Buy’s care at home platform.
– This integration will empower healthcare organizations to…
Continue ReadingBest Buy Health and Mass General Brigham announced the tech giant would provide technology, human-centered aid and omnichannel logistics to scale and support the health system’s acute home-based care offering, Home Hospital, and Medicare-certified…
Continue ReadingThe HLTH conference held in Las Vegas this week gave healthcare leaders the opportunity to convene, network and share ideas. It also brought a bevy of news announcements, from partnerships to new product features…
Continue ReadingWelcome to the special HLTH 2023 edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, partnerships, research studies, company launches, and more from the annual…
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