Disruptors

CVS Health elected Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, to serve on its board of directors, according to a July 20  SEC filing.

Tech giants Google and Microsoft are continuing their push into the healthcare industry: integrating generative artificial intelligence into their clinician-geared products and services. 

GNC is the latest healthcare disruptor, with the health supplement retailer rolling out a yearly healthcare subscription service offering free telehealth appointments and generic medications.

Amazon and Google are pushing back against ONC proposals to regulate predictive artificial intelligence in healthcare.

There is a new leader at the helm of Optum Health, owned by UnitedHealth Group, to oversee the organization's 135,000 team members.

As consolidation in U.S. healthcare continues at an increasing rate, the nation's largest health systems and payers have evolved to look more like each other: diverse, health services giants that can deliver healthcare and coverage across a variety of settings.

Here are five healthcare jobs Amazon is hiring for this month.

A futurist warned hospital and health system executives that they risk being sidestepped by patients in favor of Big Tech if they don't innovate soon, Chief Healthcare Executive reported July 17.

Facebook's parent company Meta recently launched Threads as a competitor to Twitter, but data suggests the medical community is hesitant to make the jump to the new online community, Medpage Today reported July 14.

Retail giant Amazon has been conducting a layoff spree as part of Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's plan to eliminate 18,000 jobs throughout the organization, some of which include employees spearheading its healthcare initiatives.