To compete with healthcare disruptors like Amazon and CVS, hospitals must partner with them and other Big Tech companies and boost convenience, access and virtual care, the American Hospital Association said in a Feb. 9 report.
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Former health system executive Bryan Becker, MD, has been named national medical director of VillageMD for the Texas region.
CVS Health plans to acquire Oak Street Health in a $10.6 billion deal, which will likely close later this year.
GE HealthCare has entered into an agreement to acquire Caption Health, an artificial intelligence disease detection and ultrasound scanning company.
From launching open source tools for digital health app builders to creating a new search function that identifies low-cost care options, Google is continuing its push into the healthcare industry. Here are three recent healthcare moves from the company as…
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GV, the venture capital arm of Google parent company Alphabet, has invested $28.1 million in mental health startup Firsthand, Behavioral Health Business reported.
Grocery store chain Albertsons has launched a digital health platform that allows users to track and improve their well-being and connect to telehealth services.
CVS Health is nearing a deal to purchase Chicago-based Oak Street Health, a primary care network with more than 160 clinics in 21 states, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are four open positions as of April 10:
Amazon's proposed $3.9 billion deal to acquire 1Life Healthcare, which operates One Medical's primary care clinics in 25 U.S. markets, is facing more scrutiny as the FTC has allegedly hired outside economists to review the deal, SeekingAlpha reported Feb. 3.