Category: Disruptors

Healthcare disruptors such as Walmart and Optum are spending billions to increase their presence in the healthcare space through mergers and acquisitions. 

ChenMed made headlines in recent days when it was reported that Walmart is interested in acquiring majority ownership of the primary care company, possibly for several billion dollars.

Walgreens is partnering with technology startup Pearl Health to accelerate expansion of value-based arrangements among primary care physicians.

Five anonymous plaintiffs have alleged that at least 664 medical providers have used pixel tracking technology on their websites and patient portals, which has allowed Meta to obtain patients’ protected health information, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. …

CVS Health is adding responsibilities to three members of its C-suite. 

Microsoft has partnered with digital pathology provider Paige to build an image-based artificial intelligence model for detecting cancer. 

In relaying the departure of CEO Rosalind Brewer on Sept. 1, Walgreens said it was looking for a replacement with “deep healthcare experience.”

Best Buy credited its healthcare initiatives with improving the company’s gross profit rate, according to an Aug. 29 second-quarter earnings report.

Microsoft recently posted two job openings related to its health business. Below are the open positions as of Aug. 30:

New laws expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice have spurred Walmart, Walgreens and CVS to roll out patient care options that typically would be available only through a physician’s office, Bloomberg reported Aug. 28.