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Sam's Club adds health screening kiosks

February 14, 2017

Sam's Club is expanding into digital health via a new partnership with digital health kiosk company higi, offering free, self-service health screening to 622 Sam's Club locations with pharmacies around the country, according to Mobile Health News.

Chicago-based higi's kiosks allow users to self-check their blood pressure, pulse, weight and body mass index as well as integrate with over 80 health devices, activity trackers and apps. The information is stored on an online platform where, once creating an account, users' vitals are gamified and converted to a single "HigiScore" that represents the user's overall wellness. Users can access the platform online and through a mobile app to track their health over time.

This service builds on Sam Club's existing free health screening program, which the company offers every month from January through October to members and the general public. The launch of higi took place last weekend, during Sam's Club's promoted "Healthy at Heart" screening event that included testing for total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, blood pressure, body fact percentage, glucose and, in some locations, vision and hearing.