Category: Disruptors

Walmart is opening three more health centers in Florida in June as it continues its healthcare expansion in the Sunshine State, Fox 35 reported.

Walmart is opening three more health centers in Florida in June as it continues its healthcare expansion in the Sunshine State, Fox 35 reported.

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

CVS Health is aiming for its retail healthcare offering, MinuteClinic, to fill primary care gaps caused by longer wait times; a 2022 survey from Merritt Hawkins found that the average patient waits 20.6 days for primary care. 

Walmart Health may have an advantage over other retail healthcare clinics because the big-box store has so many other products available to patients, Arkansas Business reported.

Amazon continues to aggressively hire for its healthcare businesses, including for these 11 jobs posted in the past 30 days.

Two senators have expressed concern about how Amazon’s virtual care platform, Amazon Clinic, collects patient data, Politico reported June 16.  

As Walgreens continues to expand Village Medical primary care clinics alongside its retail stores, CEO Roz Brewer detailed where the company has found success during remarks June 13 at the AHIP 2023 conference. 

Walgreens is partnering with medtech company Freenome to advance clinical trials of Freenome’s blood tests for early cancer detection.

Newsweek spotlighted 10 health tech innovators for its Great Disruptors series June 14.