Microsoft, Walmart partner to use AI tech in healthcare: 3 things to know

Walmart and Microsoft teamed up to create a global IoT platform to coordinate shipping and supply chain activities.The new partnership could impact healthcare because of Walmart and Microsoft’s other moves into healthcare.

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 1. Microsoft previously announced plans to form a unit to to advance Ai and cloud-based healthcare tools, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.

2. Walmart announced it is working with Emory Healthcare to lower healthcare costs in the Atlanta area.

3. According to the Wall Street Journal, Walmart is weighing a potential Humana acquisition.

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