Category: Disruptors

Amazon partnered with Maven Clinic to provide women’s healthcare services for the company’s employees in 50 countries outside of the U.S. and Canada.

Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia sent a letter to Google executives on Aug. 8 expressing concerns about Med-PaLM 2, an AI chatbot created by the company that is currently being used and tested by hospitals and health systems including Rochester, Minn.-base…

Amazon recently expanded its new telehealth service nationwide, putting hospitals and health systems on alert that the tech giant is going all in on virtual care.

Walgreens Boots Alliance sold shares of AmerisourceBergen to generate $1.85 billion in initial proceeds and pay down debt.

Amazon is continuing its push into the healthcare sector with two major strategic initiatives launched in recent weeks.

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

Amazon Clinic, Amazon’s virtual care offering, isn’t providing telehealth services to customers; instead, it works to connect patients with providers such as Curai Health, Hello Alpha, SteadyMD and Wheel, CNBC reported Aug. 1. 

Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are three open positions as of Aug. 1:

Amazon is launching its virtual care platform, Amazon Clinic, across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Amazon Web Services said it will make tweaks to its new clinical documentation tool, AWS HealthScribe, based on feedback to ensure it is working “at scale,” CNBC reported July 26.