Category: Disruptors

Google developing AI smartphone healthcare tools

Google Health introduced new research projects that would use artificial intelligence to turn smartphones into stethoscopes and other at-home AI disease screening tools, according to a March 24 blog post.

Ready for a checkup? Google will let patients book appointment via search engine

Google has announced plans to roll out a feature that allows patients to view appointment availability for participating healthcare providers directly from its search page.

Google hiring talent for its EHR tool

Google recently posted several job openings for positions on the team that develops Care Studio, the tech giant’s EHR search tool.

Verily, Lumea partner to advance digital pathology in prostate cancer 

Alphabet’s life sciences arm, Verily, is partnering with the digital pathology platform Lumea to improve the objectivity and efficiency of prostate cancer diagnosis, prognosis and therapy selection. 

Amazon’s healthcare ambitions: 6 recent moves

From plans to scale its direct-care delivery service to recruiting new leadership to head its healthcare ecosystem, Amazon continues to strengthen its healthcare presence. Here are six most recent healthcare moves from the company as reported by Becker’s.

Amazon seeks physician leader

Amazon Web Services recently posted a job listing for a physician lead on its healthcare industry team. 

10 recent moves from healthcare disruptors

From offering grants to support rural hospitals to new features that support telehealth, disruptors are continuing to expand on their healthcare ventures.

Walmart looks to add 50,000 jobs, including in new health business

Walmart is looking to hire 50,000 new employees by the end of April to fill both store roles and to expand its health and wellness teams, The Wall Street Journal reported March 16. 

Samsung unveils ‘healthcare TV’

Samsung introduced a healthcare TV aimed at improving in-room patient care March 15. 

Google Care Studio uses AI to summarize physicians’ notes

Google’s Care Studio expanded the capabilities of its clinician-facing search tool using artificial intelligence to summarize and contextualize physicians’ clinical notes.