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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Tag: Current Health
Gaps in Advance Care Planning: Only 5% of Americans Have a Plan in Place
What You Should Know:
– A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll and commissioned by Backline by DrFirst reveals a significant national shortfall in advance care planning. Only 5% of Americans currently have an…
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Hospital At Home Model Evolves Forward
Table of Contents
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…
Monday Morning Update 7/7/25
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Symplr acquires the Smart Square staff scheduling system from AMN Healthcare for $75 million.
HIStalk Announcements and Requests
A majority of poll respondents attribute Best Buy’s exit from its Current Health business as being…
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Former Current Health CEO buys back company from Best Buy
Christopher 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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News 6/27/25
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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…
Wearable Health Tech: Innovations and Impacts on Chronic Disease Management – MedCity News
Just a few decades ago, for a patient to gain insight into their current health prognosis, they would have to set up an appointment with their provider. They would then get lab tests, wait…
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Enhancing Support for Unpaid Carers Through Digital Innovation – DigitalHealth.London
In this blog, NHS Navigator Karla Richards reflects on the recent roundtable event “Digital Carers Support: Finding Hidden Carers and Improving Statutory Service Provision,” hosted by Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London and DigitalHealth.London,…
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Best Buy Health, Biobeat partner on RPM wearables
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, Current Health Integrate to Advance Remote Patient Monitoring
What You Should Know:
– 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…
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