Category: Disruptors

Google Health is launching a suite of open source tools to help developers build digital health apps. 

Google Health announced its search function will soon be able to identify community health centers and provide consumers with information on which facilities have free or low-cost care options. 

Current and former employees of retail giant Amazon have filed a class-action lawsuit against the company in an Illinois county court, alleging that the company made employment decisions based on genetic information obtained during the application proc…

Healthcare regulators for the state of Connecticut are investigating VillageMD’s acquisition of a 30-location medical group in the state, Hartford Business Journal reported March 13.

Apple’s AirPods and AirPods Pro might be used to monitor heart rates and characterize blood flow in consumer’s ear skin, Apple Insider reported March 12. 

Optum Health promoted Caitlin Zulla to CEO of the company’s east region.

With its deals totaling more than $18 billion for Oak Street Health and Signify Health, CVS is positioning itself to serve Medicare Advantage patients and the coming shift to value-based care, CEO Karen Lynch said in a March 8 Fortune podcast.

With its deals totaling more than $18 billion for Oak Street Health and Signify Health, CVS is positioning itself to serve Medicare Advantage patients and the coming shift to value-based care, CEO Karen Lynch said in a March 8 Fortune podcast.

Amazon, CVS, Optum, Walgreens and Walmart are all aiming to shift primary care in America, through increased access, virtual care and a focus on value-based care.

Best Buy is partnering with some of the largest U.S. healthcare systems on remote patient monitoring and hospital at home offerings, pushing deeper into the healthcare industry.