Cigna’s acquisition of Express Scripts is a strategic force multiplier in the race for data-driven healthcare management. By leveraging access to pharmacy records and biometric data, Cigna has a treasure trove of data to train the AI in its Health Connect 360.
Health Connect 360 is Cigna’s answer to chronic disease and drug abuse. Integrating massive amounts of diverse data sources, the new system is aiming to extract new insights in patient care.
The potential for new AI systems to cut healthcare costs, prevent another opioid crisis and mine for novel solutions to chronic disease is huge, and its development is accelerating.
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