• Amazon mulls tying healthcare to Prime: Insider

    Amazon is deciding whether to tie the primary care services of acquired One Medical to its Prime membership program, Insider first reported Sept. 18.
  • GE HealthCare gets $44M to develop AI ultrasound tech

    GE HealthCare received a $44 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop AI-assisted ultrasound imaging tools.
  • Oracle launches healthcare workforce capabilities

    Oracle is adding healthcare workforce management capabilities to its cloud, Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management, with the aim of helping healthcare organizations attract and retain talent. 
  • 5 Google healthcare job openings

    Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are five open positions as of Sept. 18:
  • 3 GE HealthCare partnerships with hospitals

    Since spinning off as an independent entity at the beginning of 2023, GE HealthCare has expanded collaboration with existing hospital partners and  has also landed new contracts.
  • Amazon taking big gambles in the healthcare space

    Amazon has yet to make its foray into the healthcare industry profitable, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 15. 
  • Amazon adds healthcare expertise to its board

    Amazon has appointed a board member with expertise in healthcare as it continues its push into the industry.
  • Google is seeking a physician leader in public health

    Google is looking for a physician leader in public health to boost its health-related products and be the representative for Google's public health, climate, and mental health sector work.
  • 3 new deals with healthcare disruptors

    Healthcare disruptors such as Walmart and Optum are spending billions to increase their presence in the healthcare space through mergers and acquisitions. 
  • Meet ChenMed, the primary care company Walmart may purchase

    ChenMed made headlines in recent days when it was reported that Walmart is interested in acquiring majority ownership of the primary care company, possibly for several billion dollars.
  • Walgreens partners with ACO-focused primary care startup

    Walgreens is partnering with technology startup Pearl Health to accelerate expansion of value-based arrangements among primary care physicians.
  • Meta facing lawsuit over violation of medical privacy

    Five anonymous plaintiffs have alleged that at least 664 medical providers have used pixel tracking technology on their websites and patient portals, which has allowed Meta to obtain patients' protected health information, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 8. 
  • CVS Health expands C-suite roles

    CVS Health is adding responsibilities to three members of its C-suite. 
  • Creating capacity through AI-enabled automation

    Due to rising demand for healthcare service, hospitals and health systems are increasingly facing pressure to add capacity, while constrained by finite resources like beds and staff. To maximize capacity and meet demand, healthcare leaders are relying on intelligent workflow automation to increase efficiency and throughput.
  • Microsoft eyes AI cancer detection

    Microsoft has partnered with digital pathology provider Paige to build an image-based artificial intelligence model for detecting cancer. 
  • Will Walgreens look to hospitals for new CEO?

    In relaying the departure of CEO Rosalind Brewer on Sept. 1, Walgreens said it was looking for a replacement with "deep healthcare experience."
  • Healthcare increases profit rate at Best Buy

    Best Buy credited its healthcare initiatives with improving the company's gross profit rate, according to an Aug. 29 second-quarter earnings report.
  • 2 Microsoft healthcare job openings

    Microsoft recently posted two job openings related to its health business. Below are the open positions as of Aug. 30:
  • Walmart, Walgreens & CVS roll out new care options as pharmacists' scope of practice grows

    New laws expanding pharmacists' scope of practice have spurred Walmart, Walgreens and CVS to roll out patient care options that typically would be available only through a physician's office, Bloomberg reported Aug. 28. 
  • Amazon Clinic adds virtual primary care company to marketplace

    AI-powered virtual primary care company Curai Health has been added to Amazon Clinic's virtual healthcare marketplace, allowing patients to go through a message-based platform to reach clinicians. 

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