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While Oasis Medical will handle acute urgent care needs, general health questions, preventive care consultations, sexual health and travel health issues, they do not provide emergency medical services.\u201cDuring a video care visit, you may be prescribed medications consistent with our current scope of services,\u201d states the Amazon website. \u201cMany prescriptions can be delivered to you (by a care Courier) within two hours. Others can be sent to your preferred pharmacy for pick up.\u201dTo be eligible for the Seattle-based program, adult employees and their dependents must be enrolled in an Amazon-sponsored health plan\u2014other than Kaiser Permanente\u2014and have a mobile device with a minimum of Android 6.0 or iOS 12.0 operating system.\u201cWe use location-aware technology when you are using the Amazon Care mobile application to determine whether you are located in our available service area,\u201d advises the website. \u201cYou can turn off location access through your mobile device\u2019s settings, but this will prevent you from being able to use Amazon Care.\u201dThe Amazon Care services are currently available Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. \u201cWe are working to expand our service hours,\u201d notes the website.Last year, Amazon formed a new venture with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase\u2014called Haven\u2014to tackle the problem of rising healthcare costs. The mission of Haven is to focus on the health needs of the 1.2 million Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and J.P Morgan employees.","saveContent":"A new benefit for Amazon\u2019s employees in the Seattle area is a virtual medical clinic that also offers in-person healthcare services.The pilot program, called Amazon Care, provides a mobile app that enables employees to access virtual and in-person healthcare services from Oasis Medical Group, which is licensed in Washington state.The services offered by Oasis Medical include an in-app video visit with a clinician for advice, answers, diagnoses, treatment or referrals, as well as an in-app text chat with a clinician for health advice and answers.In addition, if recommended by a video provider, a mobile care nurse may conduct an in-person assessment, testing or treatment at an employee\u2019s home, a designated room on the Amazon campus, or another location in the Seattle service area.\u201cOasis Medical's clinicians are all trained in primary and urgent care,\u201d according to the Amazon Care website. \u201cYou will see the name and license of the Oasis Medical clinician at the start of every interaction. Mobile care nurses and care couriers who come to your home or office will wear Amazon Care uniforms and will present an Oasis Medical badge for identification when they arrive.\u201d

Amazon launches virtual health clinic for its Seattle employees

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