Category: Disruptors

Mercy to take over former Walmart Health locations

St. Louis-based Mercy plans to lease clinics at former Walmart Health locations.

Amazon Web Services, GE HealthCare to build healthcare AI tools

GE HealthCare and Amazon Web Services are partnering to develop advanced generative artificial intelligence models and tools aimed at efficiently analyzing complex medical data.

Optum closing clinics, laying off 500+

Optum is closing clinics in multiple states and laying off 524 employees across California.

OpenAI searching for healthcare expertise

OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT, is searching for healthcare expertise to add to its team. 

Google's pay for 7 health tech jobs

Google continues to aggressively hire for jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices. 

General Catalyst, Summa Health deal to close by end of 2024

The proposed acquisition of Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health by Health Assurance Transformation Corp., or HATCo, is slated to close by the end of 2024, Ideastream Public Media reported July 18. 

More layoffs at Optum

Former employees with UnitedHealth Group’s Optum and its subsidiaries took to social media beginning July 18 regarding another reduction in force they say occurred across parts of the company.

GE HealthCare to acquire clinical AI company in $51M deal

GE HealthCare is set to acquire Intelligent Ultrasound Group’s clinical artificial intelligence software business for $51 million. 

Amazon's One Medical faces scrutiny over call center practices

Amazon’s primary care clinic One Medical allegedly provided guidelines for their employees to use when discussing situations when their call center did not appropriately escalate urgent calls to medical staff, The Washington Post reported July 15.

Apple secures win in EKG patent fight

Apple secured another win in a legal fight challenging the patent for the electrocardiogram technology in its watch.