Walgreens, Rite Aid merger poised to boost digital health offerings
Walgreens Boots Alliance will acquire rival drugstore chain Rite Aid for $9.4 billion, for a combined marketshare of 46.5 percent.
Walgreens has been more active on the technology side than Rite Aid, with it's impressive consumer rewards program, partnerships with Qualcomm Liffe, Misfit and UnitedHealthcare, content partnerships and electronic appointent booking.
Rite Aid brings some technological achievements to the table such as a health kiosk deal for tracking vital signs and integrated telemedicine.
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Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.