Disruptors

Grocery giant Albertsons is partnering with Apple to use data from the iPhone and Apple Watch on their recently launched Sincerely Health platform.

Software giant Salesforce is moving further into healthcare as it launched Customer 360 for Health capabilities designed to automate digital healthcare processes, according to an April 13 news release from the company.

Google said it will release a version of its generative AI-based language model, Med-PaLM 2, to some of its healthcare customers. 

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company's $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical will "change what primary care will look like for customers."

Microsoft has rolled out new cloud capabilities for payers that focus on unlocking unstructured data for better member outreach and care management. 

VillageMD, which is majority owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance, has expanded into Colorado with three new primary care practices in the state. 

UnitedHealth Group's Optum has been shaking up its leadership as some executives get promoted to new positions, while others have left the company for other healthcare ventures. 

WeightWatchers completed its acquisition of telehealth company Sequence on April 10. 

A former employee of hybrid primary care company Carbon Health is among the laid-off tech workers who went on to found "revenge startups," The Wall Street Journal reported.

Hospitals need to learn from Big Tech's use of consumer data to create loyal customers, Trilliant Health Chief Research Officer Sanjula Jain, PhD, wrote in the Harvard Business Review April 10.