Disruptors

CVS Health has named Heidi Capozzi executive vice president and chief people officer. 

Walmart has leased another one of its former healthcare centers.

Amazon's primary care subsidiary One Medical is set to lose its contract with Google by the end of 2024, the AHA reported. 

Amazon is collaborating with health systems such as Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care, Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham and New York City-based Mount Sinai to investigate how AI can improve patient experiences and outcomes.

Neuralink, a company co-founded by Elon Musk, has successfully implanted a second brain-computer interface device into a human subject, Nature reported Aug. 6.

Microsoft said sales of its DAX Copilot have taken off as health systems have embraced artificial intelligence for clinical documentation.

Amazon reported $148 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2024 ended June 30, up 10% from $134.4 billion during the same period last year, according to its Aug. 1 financial report. 

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

Amazon is focusing on generative AI as part of its push into healthcare.

Google is looking to artificial intelligence to turn around its healthcare fortunes, according to Bloomberg.