Category: Disruptors

How a 78-year-old legacy paved the way for healthcare disruptors

As consolidation in U.S. healthcare continues at an increasing rate, the nation’s largest health systems and payers have evolved to look more like each other: diverse, health services giants that can deliver healthcare and coverage across a variety of …

5 Amazon healthcare jobs

Here are five healthcare jobs Amazon is hiring for this month.

Can Meta's Twitter competitor win over physicians?

Facebook’s parent company Meta recently launched Threads as a competitor to Twitter, but data suggests the medical community is hesitant to make the jump to the new online community, Medpage Today reported July 14.

Amazon continues layoffs in healthcare units

Retail giant Amazon has been conducting a layoff spree as part of Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s plan to eliminate 18,000 jobs throughout the organization, some of which include employees spearheading its healthcare initiatives.

Optum revenue, earnings up double digits in Q2

Optum’s revenues and earnings both grew by double digits in the second quarter, its parent company, UnitedHealth Group, reported July 14.

New iPhone could analyze users' moods through AI

Apple’s new iPhone could be equipped with artificial intelligence to track users’ moods, sleep and breathing, The Daily Mail reported.

Elon Musk to launch new AI company

Elon Musk is creating a new artificial intelligence company, dubbed xAI, which will work closely with Tesla and Twitter, CNN reported July 12.  

Why CVS backed a startup that has launched 50 startups

CVS Health Ventures said it backed a startup that helps launch other startups because it believes the company can have a “multiplier” effect on digital health.

Google's healthcare AI on par with humans but not ready to see patients

Google’s generative artificial intelligence platform for healthcare is more than 90 percent accurate in making clinical decisions, on par with human providers, a July 12 study in Nature found.

6 most customer-friendly digital pharmacies

Amazon and CVS are among the top-performing digital pharmacies, according to a new report from marketing intelligence company Corporate Insight.