Big Tech and retail healthcare disruptors have had a busy start to 2023, buying up primary care companies and entering into big collaborations with health systems.

The healthcare industry is like a "music store in the '90s" with the ultimate goal of becoming as consumer-friendly as Spotify, the tech chief of CVS Health' Signify Health told TechNewsWorld.

Walgreens Boots Alliance reported a profit of $118 million for the latest quarter; a year earlier, the healthcare disruptor recorded a profit of $289 million. 

Amazon's One Medical has been increasingly inking and expanding partnerships across the U.S. with some of the largest hospitals and health systems. 

Amazon has delayed the rollout of its virtual care service after lawmakers expressed concerns about its privacy practices, Politico reported.

Healthcare disruptor GE HealthCare issued a dividend of 3 cents per share of stock for the second quarter of 2023.

Amazon Clinic, a virtual care offering from Amazon, can allegedly disclose some of its patients' health information if a healthcare provider a patient used through Amazon Clinic leaves, or if the company needs to "facilitate services from other providers," USA Today reported June 22. 

Accenture and Google Cloud are expanding their partnership to integrate artificial intelligence tools for healthcare process improvement.

Amazon's One Medical plans to open a new San Francisco clinic, expanding its partnership with San Francisco-based UCSF Health, Hoodline reported.

Amazon debuted a $100 million generative artificial intelligence center June 22 to help customers harness the new technology.

Americans are increasingly turning to "Doctor Walmart" and other retail healthcare clinics as they seek convenient care and trust large retailers with their health data, The Economist reported.

CVS Health has had a busy year, from deepening its reach into the primary care market with billion-dollar deals to investing in medtech companies.

CVS Health subsidiary Signify Health has expanded its footprint outside the United States, opening a new tech center in Ireland.

Aledade, a network of primary care practices, raised $260 million in a series F financing round.

Walmart is opening three more health centers in Florida in June as it continues its healthcare expansion in the Sunshine State, Fox 35 reported.

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

CVS Health is aiming for its retail healthcare offering, MinuteClinic, to fill primary care gaps caused by longer wait times; a 2022 survey from Merritt Hawkins found that the average patient waits 20.6 days for primary care. 

Walmart Health may have an advantage over other retail healthcare clinics because the big-box store has so many other products available to patients, Arkansas Business reported.

Amazon continues to aggressively hire for its healthcare businesses, including for these 11 jobs posted in the past 30 days.

Two senators have expressed concern about how Amazon's virtual care platform, Amazon Clinic, collects patient data, Politico reported June 16.