Amazon cleared a regulatory hurdle on its path to acquiring One Medical, according to The Seattle Times.
Category: Disruptors
What CVS did in 2022: 5 takeaways
From major acquisitions to dealing with the pharmacist burnout crisis, CVS had a busy 2022. Here the five biggest CVS stories Becker’s covered in 2022:
Walmart's 5 biggest moves in healthcare in 2022
Walmart has emerged as a massive healthcare disruptor and the retail giant made some major healthcare moves in 2022.
Former Cerner exec backs medtech startup
Paul Black, the former chief operating officer of Cerner, has invested in Kansas City-based medtech startup Community CareLink, the Kansas City Business Journal reported Dec. 28.
Biggest health deals of 2022
Healthcare disruptors had a busy 2022 as major firms, such as Amazon, entered the healthcare space through mergers and acquisitions.
What GE Healthcare has done before the spinoff
GE Healthcare is set to disrupt 2023 as the General Electric business unit plans to spin off into an independent company in the first week of January. In preparation for the spinoff, GE Healthcare had a busy 2022.
Johnson & Johnson completes $16.6B acquisition of medtech company
Johnson & Johnson has acquired medtech company Abiomed for $16.6 billion at $380 per share. Abiomed will now operate as a business unit within J&J’s medtech segment.
Amazon loses 4 execs leading its healthcare ventures in last year
From the departure of PillPack co-founders to losing its manager of healthcare, Amazon has lost several executives leading its various healthcare ventures.
Fujifilm to acquire digital pathology business
Fujifilm is acquiring Inspirata, a Florida-based digital pathology business.
Google working to create AI-tool that reads physicians handwriting
Google is working to develop an AI-based tool that can read prescriptions made in physicians’ handwriting, TheVerge reported Dec. 19.
