Nuance Communications, a Microsoft subsidiary that provides artificial intelligence-powered speech-recognition services to physicians, is undergoing layoffs as it concentrates on its healthcare business, the Boston Globe reported.
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Amazon continues to recruit staff to fulfill its healthcare ambitions in areas like virtual care, the pharmacy and a "special" medical device project. Here are eight jobs the tech giant is hiring for now:
The majority of Americans favor retail pharmacies over big-box stores for nonemergency medical care, a new report from health IT company Wolters Kluwer found.
Amazon's One Medical and navigation company Rightway Partners have partnered to expand access to high-quality primary care services for employees.
Michael Le, MD, former chief medical officer of Optum Home and Community, has left the company to join physician-led public benefit company WelbeHealth.
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The VHA Innovation Ecosystem and the Veteran Transportation Program have partnered with Uber Health to help transport veteran patients to and from medical appointments.
Six healthcare disruptors scored higher than the top-ranked health system brand in this year's Humanizing Brand Experience report from marketing agency Monigle.
Walgreens is doubling down on clinical trials after competitor CVS Health said it would be exiting that market by the end of 2024, Yahoo Finance reported.
Amazon Web Services is partnering with Datavant to help healthcare customers manage and optimize clinical and patient insights.
Microsoft's Azure OpenAI platform is being used to collect and analyze healthcare data.