Category: Disruptors

Amazon continues to seek employees with EHR experience and C-suite familiarity to serve and attract health system customers. Here are nine healthcare-related jobs the tech giant is hiring for this month.

Uber is rolling out a new tool called Uber Caregiver, which is designed to make transportation and medication procurement for loved ones more convenient, CNBC reported May 15.

The CNBC Disruptor 50 list for 2024 includes seven healthcare companies.

Walgreens Boots Alliance is reportedly looking for a potential buyer for Boots, a $8.8 billion drug store chain located in the UK, Bloomberg reported May 13.  

In the last two years, Optum has spent $31 billion on acquisitions, The Oregonian reported May 13. 

Amazon is looking to hire leaders with experience in nonprofit healthcare and EHRs, according to recent job postings on the tech giant’s website.

Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices. 

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has opened three of five planned health clinics inside Walgreens retail locations, the health system said May 7.

Amazon Clinic General Manager Nworah Ayogu, MD, is leaving the company to join Thrive Capital, a firm that builds and invests in internet, software and technology companies.

Health system leaders told Becker’s they’re not surprised by the failure of Walmart Health given the arduous economics of healthcare and the difficulty of providing primary care at scale.