Category: Disruptors

Grocery chain Hy-Vee has launched a $99-per-year subscription health-and-wellness service that gives members access to health screenings and dietitian visits.

Four healthcare startups were selected for Amazon’s new accelerator program for Latino-founded businesses.

Google is adding capabilities to its generative AI model, Med-PaLM 2, in which it can synthesize information from medical imaging. 

Meta says its pixel-tracking tools don’t violate healthcare privacy laws and that healthcare providers control what information is shared with the technology, Bloomberg Law reported May 9.  

Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are three open positions as of May 10:

GE HealthCare has named James Saccaro its new vice president and CFO.

Big corporations are scooping up primary care practices to get access to vast numbers of patients while positioning themselves for the shift to value-based care, The New York Times reported May 8.

From extending its partnership with EHR vendor Epic Systems to rolling out new cloud capabilities for payers, tech giant Microsoft is continuing its push into the healthcare industry. 

Healthcare disruptors such as Amazon, CVS Health and VillageMD are spending billions to increase their presence in the healthcare space through mergers and acquisitions. 

CVS Health said its acquisitions of Oak Street Health and Signify Health add primary care, home-based care and provider enablement capabilities to its portfolio and will significantly advance its value-based care strategy.