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Samsung unveils ‘healthcare TV’
Samsung introduced a healthcare TV aimed at improving in-room patient care March 15. -
The team leading Uber Health: 7 execs to know
Uber Health, the healthcare transportation arm of the rideshare giant, has tapped leaders from Optum and healthcare talent from across other industries to build its leadership team. -
Google Care Studio uses AI to summarize physicians' notes
Google's Care Studio expanded the capabilities of its clinician-facing search tool using artificial intelligence to summarize and contextualize physicians' clinical notes. -
'Our mobility business is bouncing back': Uber boosts Q1 outlook
Uber raised its earnings forecast for its first quarter of 2022, citing a strong rebound in use as the omicron variant of the coronavirus subsides, CNBC reported March 7. -
CVS eyes trademarks in the metaverse for its pharmacy, health clinics
CVS Health filed a trademark application Feb. 28 that would allow the company to provide healthcare services in the metaverse, CNBC reported March 4. -
What does Amazon Care mean for hospitals? Execs from Geisinger and more answer
In February, Amazon Care rolled out its virtual health services nationwide and said its in-person services would be rolled out in more than 20 new cities in 2022. The announcement was one of many efforts to disrupt the traditional healthcare that the industry has witnessed from tech and retail companies over the past decade. -
Microsoft helping healthcare organizations analyze data, monitor patients remotely
Microsoft launched two new services for health providers, one that analyzes data visualization and another that helps physicians collect data for remote patient monitoring, VentureBeat reported March 1. -
Target to invest $300M in workers, expanding health benefits
Target plans to invest $300 million into its workers to boost wages and benefits, including expansion of health plan benefits, Bloomberg reported Feb. 28. -
How Google, Apple and Amazon fared in Q4
Big Tech disruptors have their eyes on healthcare but have reported positive financial results driven by their core business models in the fourth quarter of 2021. -
3 avenues Amazon is using to deliver patient-centric care
Kristen Helton, director of Amazon Care, on Feb. 21 told Forbes that "patients are tired of a healthcare system that doesn't put them first." Here are three key avenues Amazon is using to address that issue: -
4 tools Walmart used to bolster COVID-19 vaccination rates in underserved communities
Eighty percent of the COVID-19 vaccines Walmart has administered have been in medically underserved communities. -
Healthcare was Walmart's fastest-growing comp business in Q4: 5 things to know
Despite inflation pressures, Walmart beat expectations for its fourth-quarter earnings report published Feb. 17, with a strong performance from its healthcare branch. -
Lyft, Uber drivers left feeling unprepared for medical pickups
As ride-share giants Lyft and Uber have pushed into the healthcare space, they've integrated offering rides to patients into their business plan. However, experts are worried that the drivers lack sufficient healthcare experience to deal with any potential issues, and passengers and drivers themselves have expressed unease, The Verge reported Feb. 17. -
Elon Musk's healthcare disruption: Brain chips, clinical research and more
In October 2021, Elon Musk became the richest person in the world. With a net worth of about $241 billion as of Feb. 17, he and his companies have potential to bring major disruption to most industries. Below are some of the ways Mr. Musk has entered the healthcare space. -
5 recent healthcare moves from CVS
CVS Health has been making moves to maintain its ambitions of becoming a healthcare destination, most notably through its partnership to bring clinical trials to pharmacies. Here are five healthcare moves CVS has made in the past two months. -
Viewpoint: 4 ways Big Tech underestimated the healthcare system
Despite promises of revolutionizing healthcare, Big Tech companies are falling short, in part because of their underestimation of the U.S healthcare system, Sachin Jain, MD, president and CEO of SCAN Health Plan, wrote in Forbes Feb. 15. -
5 Google Health leaders to know
Google is continuing to grow its health business by inking partnerships with health systems, developing new health products and conducting clinical research. Here are profiles of five key leaders who are at the forefront of Google Health's initiatives. -
Will CVS Health remain a driving force after COVID-19 ends?
As demand for COVID-19 testing and vaccination dwindles, CVS Health must prove that it can continue to grow and maintain customers, CNBC reported Feb. 9. -
Amazon Care rolls out telehealth services nationwide: 4 notes
Amazon Care’s virtual health services are now available nationwide, and its in-person services will be rolled out in more than 20 new cities in 2022, Amazon said Feb. 8 in a post on its website. -
Amazon eyes Peloton, continuing healthcare push
Amazon is speaking to advisers regarding a potential deal to acquire fitness company Peloton, which would further entrench the tech giant into the health and wellness industry, Time reported Feb. 5.
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