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Henry Schein and Uber want to take telemedicine to the next level: Here’s how

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The Medpod MobileDoc 2 [Image courtesy of Henry Schein]
Henry Schein (NSDQ:HSIC) has formed a partnership with Uber Health to enable doctors to have portable medical microcarts driven to people’s homes for remote examinations.

Henry Schein’s Henry Schein Medical (Melville, N.Y.) is the exclusive seller, marketer and distributor of the Medpod MobileDoc 2, made by software company Medpod (New York).

The new partnership integrates Uber Health service directly into Medpod’s end-to-end telediagnostics platform. with Medpod access to Uber Health’s browser-based online dashboard. An initial pilot program will roll out based on Uber Health resources.

Get the full story on our sister site Medical Design and Outsourcing. 

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