Category: Disruptors

How Google became the most popular source for hospital, physician search

Google is the most popular source for searching for a physician or hospital, more popular than physician websites, healthcare sites or social media, VentureBeat reported April 28.

6 reasons CVS Health grew to become 2nd largest healthcare company in the world

CVS Health is the second-largest healthcare company in the world, with a $141 billion market cap, according to an April 13 CB Insights report.

Walmart ‘wellness day’ to offer health screenings, affordable immunizations

Walmart stores nationwide are holding free health screenings, offering affordable immunizations and wellness resources on April 23.

Microsoft working to make health analytics more accessible

Microsoft is working to build technology that will make health analytics more accessible to healthcare organizations.

Apple working on medication management feature

Apple is working to create a medicine management tool for iPhone users, Bloomberg reported April 12.

Walmart’s healthcare ambitions: 8 recent moves

Walmart, which recently made headlines for opening health clinics in Florida, is continuing to establish its presence in the healthcare industry. Here are eight most recent healthcare moves from the company as reported by Becker’s.

Google seeks health information privacy lead, 9 other positions

Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are 10 open positions as of April 8:

Walmart Health opens clinics in Florida: 5 things to know

Walmart Health will open five new clinics in Florida, according to an April 5 press release.

5 health projects Google is working on

Google is advancing health projects across its enterprise — from simplifying EHR workflows, to increasing access to reliable health information, to developing new algorithms to detect diseases. Here are five projects the tech giant has in the works, ac…

CISA warns about security issue in Philips MRI monitoring software

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a warning March 29 about a security vulnerability in Philips Healthcare’s e-Alert magnetic resonance imaging monitoring software.