Category: Disruptors

Philips has expanded its partnership with Amazon Web Services to bring its imaging to the cloud and integrate it with generative artificial intelligence.

Amazon subsidiary One Medical has partnered with Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare to open five clinics in Connecticut — with more on the way, Hartford Business Journal reported April 17.

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum reported that it has seen double-digit growth in its first-quarter with $8 billion in total consolidated earnings on revenue reaching $54.1 billion, a 25 percent increase from the same period last year.

Grocery giant Albertsons is partnering with Apple to use data from the iPhone and Apple Watch on their recently launched Sincerely Health platform.

Google said it will release a version of its generative AI-based language model, Med-PaLM 2, to some of its healthcare customers. 

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company’s $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical will “change what primary care will look like for customers.”

Microsoft has rolled out new cloud capabilities for payers that focus on unlocking unstructured data for better member outreach and care management. 

VillageMD, which is majority owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance, has expanded into Colorado with three new primary care practices in the state. 

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum has been shaking up its leadership as some executives get promoted to new positions, while others have left the company for other healthcare ventures. 

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum has been shaking up its leadership as some executives get promoted to new positions, while others have left the company for other healthcare ventures.