Category: Disruptors

Amazon continued a heavy push into healthcare in 2023, using its recent acquisition of One Medical to deepen ties with hospitals and health systems across the country. 

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

When OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was forced out at the company he helped found, it brought scrutiny to a part of business — in healthcare and across industries — that often evades attention: the board.

Amazon, which released its newest healthcare service in early November, continues to hire for its push into the industry.

Amazon has launched a program called “AI Ready” to train at least 2 million people by 2025 on artificial intelligence skills, according to a Nov. 20 report from The Wall Street Journal.

GE HealthCare is moving its Wauwatosa, Wis., and Milwaukee locations to Waukesha, Wis., Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Nov. 17.

Health system executives told Becker’s they weren’t surprised by Amazon’s latest healthcare inroad, One Medical for Prime, but said their own virtual care potential extends beyond what the tech giant offers.

From laying off nurses at a chain of its urgent care clinics to closing down clinics in Florida and Minnesota, some aspects of Optum are shrinking even with total revenue in the third quarter up 22% year over year.  

Retail giant Best Buy has created a sizable healthcare presence through its remote patient monitoring partnerships with hospitals and other digital health services. The company has partnered with large health systems in Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsyl…

CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch said she was “sold immediately” on Oak Street Health, as the primary care provider’s use of technology, data and its value-based care model impressed her, Crain’s Chicago Business reported Nov. 7.