Category: Disruptors

Patty Bedard, head of executive development at Amazon, left the company to join healthcare workforce marketplace platform CareRev. 

Johnson & Johnson has named former CVS president and CEO Larry Merlo a non-executive chair designate for its new consumer health company.

Amazon said it plans to cease operations of its Amazon Care service after Dec. 31. 

Retail and tech giant Amazon has been eyeing a bid for digital health company Signify Health; the potential acquisition highlights the shift into the healthcare market Amazon is undergoing. 

Amazon is increasing its presence in the healthcare industry as it accelerates its pursuit of healthcare acquisitions, partnerships and investments.

Optum Washington signed a deal with the Seattle Mariners to become the professional baseball team’s exclusive primary care partner.

Amazon Web Services pays senior software engineers $97,000 to $167,000 per year based on experience and other factors, according to Payscale.com.

The competition for Signify Health is heating up with Amazon as the latest bidder.

Amazon has been advertising job openings for its various healthcare teams. Here are six health-related jobs the tech giant recently posted.

Amazon’s $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical has dramatically changed the healthcare market since the deal was announced in July. However, pharmacy retail and healthcare giant CVS Health has also been active since Amazon acquired One Medical.