Category: Disruptors

VillageMD, which is majority owned by Walgreens, wants to expand to rural America and offer patients access to care seven days a week, Politico reported April 3. 

Peter Lee, PhD, corporate vice president of research and incubations at Microsoft, said GPT-4, an AI-powered tool built by OpenAI, could have the potential to increase empathy and efficiency at healthcare systems, GeekWire reported March 30.  

Researchers working with Google Health and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital are using deep learning to predict people’s biological aging through their eyes, TheStreet reported.

Health system innovation leaders say CVS Health’s completed $8 billion acquisition of Signify Health makes sense in an industry that is moving toward the home — and that the company is far from done expanding.

Uber Health, the healthcare arm of Uber, is launching a same-day prescription delivery service that allows health systems and health plans to give patients direct access to their medications. 

CVS Health expects to close its $10.6 billion acquisition of Oak Street Health by the end of June, the company said in a March 30 securities filing.

CVS Health President and CEO Karen Lynch said the company’s $8 billion acquistion of Signify Health will advance its value-based care strategy, as well as help CVS redefine how care is received.

CVS Health President and CEO Karen Lynch said the company’s $8 billion acquistion of Signify Health will advance its value-based care strategy, as well as help CVS redefine how care is received.

Healthcare disruptors such as Amazon, CVS Health and VillageMD are spending billions to enter into the healthcare space through mergers and acquisitions. 

Karen DeSalvo, MD, chief health officer of Google, said the company aims to create a ‘doctor in your pocket,’ as she says patients will be going to their phones to access healthcare and health information, Politico reported March 29.