Category: Disruptors

TJ Parker, former Amazon Pharmacy consultant and vice president, is rejoining the world of healthcare innovation after leaving the tech giant in September 2022. 

Two of the country’s largest companies, CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group both say they are positioning the U.S. for a shift away from fee-for-service healthcare and will thus save Americans money.

After passing various U.S. medical exams, ChatGPT met its match in the American College of Gastroenterology Self-Assessment Test, researchers found.

Apple launched an ad campaign May 24 focused on its health data privacy efforts.

Amazon and CVS have been trying their hand at the healthcare industry for years, but not without fail —  the two healthcare disruptors recently announced that they would be shuttering some of their healthcare initiatives. 

Nuance Communications, a Microsoft subsidiary that provides artificial intelligence-powered speech-recognition services to physicians, is undergoing layoffs as it concentrates on its healthcare business, the Boston Globe reported.

Amazon continues to recruit staff to fulfill its healthcare ambitions in areas like virtual care, the pharmacy and a “special” medical device project. Here are eight jobs the tech giant is hiring for now:

The majority of Americans favor retail pharmacies over big-box stores for nonemergency medical care, a new report from health IT company Wolters Kluwer found.

Amazon’s One Medical and navigation company Rightway Partners have partnered to expand access to high-quality primary care services for employees. 

Michael Le, MD, former chief medical officer of Optum, has left the company to join physician-led public benefit company WelbeHealth.