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Disruptors

Amazon's primary care clinic One Medical allegedly provided guidelines for their employees to use when discussing situations when their call center did not appropriately escalate urgent calls to medical staff, The Washington Post reported July 15.

Apple secured another win in a legal fight challenging the patent for the electrocardiogram technology in its watch.

Walmart aimed to leverage its retail success formula in the healthcare sector, however, the experiment did not go as planned, The Wall Street Journal reported July 5. 

Apple continues to aggressively hire for jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices. 

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Amazon Clinic, Amazon's virtual care platform, has rebranded to Amazon One Medical Pay-per-visit. 

Walmart revealed plans in April to close all 51 health centers across the U.S. this year. The retail giant recently posted the closing date, and it's fast approaching: June 28.

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