Amazon has yet to make its foray into the healthcare industry profitable, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 15. 

Amazon has appointed a board member with expertise in healthcare as it continues its push into the industry.

Google is looking for a physician leader in public health to boost its health-related products and be the representative for Google's public health, climate, and mental health sector work.

Healthcare disruptors such as Walmart and Optum are spending billions to increase their presence in the healthcare space through mergers and acquisitions. 

ChenMed made headlines in recent days when it was reported that Walmart is interested in acquiring majority ownership of the primary care company, possibly for several billion dollars.

Walgreens is partnering with technology startup Pearl Health to accelerate expansion of value-based arrangements among primary care physicians.

Five anonymous plaintiffs have alleged that at least 664 medical providers have used pixel tracking technology on their websites and patient portals, which has allowed Meta to obtain patients' protected health information, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 8. 

CVS Health is adding responsibilities to three members of its C-suite. 

Due to rising demand for healthcare service, hospitals and health systems are increasingly facing pressure to add capacity, while constrained by finite resources like beds and staff. To maximize capacity and meet demand, healthcare leaders are relying on intelligent workflow automation to increase efficiency and throughput.

Microsoft has partnered with digital pathology provider Paige to build an image-based artificial intelligence model for detecting cancer. 

In relaying the departure of CEO Rosalind Brewer on Sept. 1, Walgreens said it was looking for a replacement with "deep healthcare experience."

Best Buy credited its healthcare initiatives with improving the company's gross profit rate, according to an Aug. 29 second-quarter earnings report.

Microsoft recently posted two job openings related to its health business. Below are the open positions as of Aug. 30:

New laws expanding pharmacists' scope of practice have spurred Walmart, Walgreens and CVS to roll out patient care options that typically would be available only through a physician's office, Bloomberg reported Aug. 28. 

AI-powered virtual primary care company Curai Health has been added to Amazon Clinic's virtual healthcare marketplace, allowing patients to go through a message-based platform to reach clinicians. 

Google is continuing to expand its use of artificial intelligence technologies in healthcare, and hospitals and health systems have already begun piloting the tech giant's new offerings that focus on eliminating administrative burdens and personalizing the patient experience. 

Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices. 

Amazon Clinic launched nationally earlier this year, partially motivated by high consumer demand, according to Forbes.

Satya Nadella, CEO and chair of Microsoft, said its AI technology for healthcare will be developed with "governance and oversight" principles that will ensure "fairness and transparency," The Cap Times reported Aug. 23. 

Three out of five Google Health executives served in hospitals before joining the tech giant's healthcare arm.