Category: Disruptors

Primary care disruptor Carbon Health laid off 250 employees June 1 because of market volatility and declining COVID-19-related business, its chief executive said.

Amazon is hiring for a Healthcare Engagement Advisor to work in its AWS HIPAA Compliance Program. 

An artificial intelligence data security company is collaborating with Microsoft to advance AI healthcare research.

Cutting out co-pays, deductibles and insurers would certainly disrupt the healthcare industry, and to serial entrepreneur Glen Tullman, it represents a just and more equitable system, Inc. reported May 24. 

Amazon Web Services launched a healthcare accelerator to boost startups that focus on health equity. 

As more jobs went remote during the pandemic, tech workers migrated to some surprising places, according to a recent report from the Technology Councils of North America.

VillageMD has acquired a primary care practice in the San Antonio area, expanding its reach in South-Central Texas.

Google appointed Bakul Patel, the former head of digital health at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, to develop and lead its unified digital health and regulatory strategy.

The market for primary care disruptors — retail clinics that typically have a hybrid menu of virtual and in-patient care — is being flooded with competitors, eMarketer reported May 16.

Amazon’s subscription-based service that helps caregivers provide remote support to older loved ones now supports up to 10 caregivers and allows primary caregivers to set up routines.