The announcement that Amazon.com (AMZN) is developing Software-as-a-Service analytical tools for the U.S. healthcare industry called Amazon Comprehend Medical will likely bring a “lot of noise, but little real, near-term financial impact” to the publicly traded Healthcare Technology and Services space, KeyBanc analyst Donald Hooker tells investors in a research note. He believes companies potentially most relevant to Amazon’s announcement include Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (MDRX), Cerner (CERN), Evolent Health (EVH), Inovalon Holdings (INOV), IQVIA Holdings (IQV), Medidata Solutions (MDSO), PRA Health Sciences (PRAH), Premier (PINC), and Teladoc Health (TDOC). Hooker argues that any potential success by mega-tech companies, such as Amazon, to develop useful SaaS analytical tools “could actually empower traditional HCIT and biopharma outsourcing companies.” Further, he sees a number of “unique barriers” for “big data” solutions in clinical decision support and population health management.
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