Category: Disruptors

VillageMD's senior VP leaves for new role

Howard Cutler, senior vice president of payer strategies for VillageMD, has left the company for a new role at One Call. 

Google to open new wellness centers

As Google looks to get employees back into the office, it will expand its suite of on-site wellness centers in 2024, HR Brew reported Oct. 2. 

Walgreens CIO latest to leave in exec reshuffling

Walgreens CIO Hsiao Wang is leaving the company just a year after being appointed to the role, Bloomberg reported Oct. 2. 

Microsoft inks 2 health system partnerships

Microsoft has forged two new strategic partnerships with leading health systems — Mayo Clinic and Mercy — as it aims to use the power of generative artificial intelligence to ease healthcare’s administrative burdens. 

Costco membership rate hikes 'a question of when, not if' amid healthcare bet

As Costco looks to break into healthcare through a new partnership with virtual care company Sesame, Costco CFO Richard Galanti said in a Sept. 26 earnings call that raising the cost of its membership is a ‘question of when, not if.’

Amazon could 'rethink' primary care at Dartmouth staff clinic

One professor says Amazon’s new ownership of a clinic that serves Hanover, N.H.-based Dartmouth College employees and their families could be the right model to “rethink” primary care, Valley News reported Sept. 27.

Hospitals' newest competition: Uber Eats

Hospital leaders are already taking notice of one of healthcare’s newest disruptors: Uber Eats.

Healthcare disruptors bet big on virtual care

Disruptors are turning to virtual care offerings to make healthcare more affordable and accessible to consumers. 

Amazon moves into healthcare generative AI with $4B investment

Amazon is making a big bet on generative artificial intelligence — and its use in healthcare — with a $4 billion investment in AI company Anthropic.

Costco bets big on healthcare — what it means for hospitals

Hospital officials told Becker’s they don’t view Costco’s entrance into healthcare as a threat to their business but as an opportunity for expanded care to reach new patients.