Category: Disruptors

Microsoft to use Open AI to speed up operations of clinical trials

Microsoft has partnered with Syneos Health to develop a machine-learning platform that can support and speed the analysis, design and operations of clinical trials.  

Big Tech workers shifting to healthcare to make an 'impact'

Workers are leaving Big Tech companies like Google and Meta to work for health tech companies such as Optum because of the mission of healthcare, CIO reported.

Bard, Google's AI chatbot, steers clear of medical questions

Unlike ChatGPT, Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Bard, tends to avoid medical questions, The New York Times reported March 21.

5 healthcare jobs at Amazon

From an EHR expert to an account executive who will work with health system C-suite leaders, here are five healthcare jobs at Amazon.

DOJ dismisses appeal challenging UnitedHealth-Change Healthcare's $7.8B merger

The Justice Department has withdrawn its appeal to block UnitedHealth Group’s $7.8 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare, Reuters reported March 21. 

Fact-check: Elon Musk isn't buying The Joint Commission

Despite rumors circulating online, Elon Musk isn’t buying The Joint Commission, PolitiFact reported March 20.

What health system digital execs expect next from Best Buy in healthcare

Best Buy isn’t just the place where you buy big-screen TVs and computers. It also provides technology that might one day help take care of you or a loved one at home.

Amazon to lay off 9,000

Retail and tech giant Amazon plans to cut 9,000 workers after the company laid off 18,000 workers in January, CBS News reported March 20.

Why the FTC didn't block Amazon's deal for One Medical

The Federal Trade Commission didn’t contest Amazon’s $3.9 billion deal for primary care company One Medical despite agency officials’ beliefs that the acquisition would hurt competition, Politico reported March 20.

AI wars: How Meta and Alphabet are facing off on protein predictions

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has released a tool that uses artificial intelligence to predict the structure of hundreds of millions of proteins, competing with similar technology from Google parent Alphabet, The Wall Street Journal r…