Sharecare
The acquisition will see the publicly traded healthcare-navigation company become a privately held business.
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The company will offer the new tool as an annual subscription service for $60, or $36 for a limited time.
Digital health platform Sharecare’s new patient education tools include a chatbot, a virtual assistant, a social media aggregator and expanded data visualizations.
The digital health platform moves into the home health space with the $65 million acquisition.
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Reuters' reports also highlighted Sharecare's now confirmed acquisition of healthcare AI startup, doc.ai.
WhiteHatAI's technology can help address false claims, waste, abuse and fraud in the system.
Sharecare will now be able to offer MindSciences programs focused on smoking cessation, binge eating and stress.