Disruptors

Amazon has completed its $3.9 billion acquisition of virtual and in-person primary care company One Medical, the retailer said Feb. 22. 

Walmart Health has named Brody McConnell as its new director of innovations.

Google Cloud is partnering with Redox, an interoperability startup founded by three former Epic engineers, to integrate health data from legacy systems into Google Cloud products. 

Apple isn't entering the primary care arena like other retail disruptors such as Amazon, CVS and Optum, instead the company is focusing on how to keep patients healthier through data, according to a Feb. 17 report from the American Hospital…

The FTC is closely watching healthcare deals such as CVS' planned acquisition of Signify Health and Amazon's planned acquisition of One Medical, which could potentially delay the deals from closing, Barrons reported Feb. 16. 

Walgreens CEO Rosalind Brewer had to convince her board of her plans to shift the company's focus from retail pharmacies to medical clinics, even taking the directors on a tour of a VillageMD practice, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb…

Despite broader challenges in the tech industry, Amazon continues its push into healthcare. Here are six healthcare jobs the technology giant is hiring for.

Big Tech layoffs at Twitter, Amazon and Meta grabbed headlines in 2022, and the trend is continuing in 2023 as large tech firms continue to deal with an uncertain economic environment.

GE HealthCare is developing a digital health platform that brings together patient data for streamlined care and operations, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 16.

Amazon is continuing its push into the healthcare space by investing in healthcare startups and making acquisitions in the primary care space. But looking closer at the investments shows that the tech giant's new business lines primarily focus on consumer…