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Why Walgreens is looking toward urgent care
VillageMD, a primary care company majority-owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance, is looking at a possible merger with physician practice group and urgent care provider Summit Health. -
5 health-related job openings at Apple
Apple recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are five positions open as of Nov. 1: -
Amazon makes cuts to app staff, following Q3 report
Amazon is cutting roughly 150 jobs from its radio app Amp, following the company's third-quarter report that revealed profits are down 9 percent year over year, GeekWire reported Oct. 28. -
Microsoft VC arm joins $75M funding round for emergency medical platform
M12, the venture capital arm of Microsoft, is among the investors in a $75 million funding round for digital first responder platform RapidSOS. -
VillageMD eyeing Summit Health in possible $5B-$10B merger
Primary care disruptor VillageMD, which is majority owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance, is eyeing a possible deal to merge with physician practice group Summit Health, in what would create a company valued at $5 billion to $10 billion, Bloomberg reported Oct. 30. -
Apple revenue up 8% for Q4
Tech giant Apple reported its fourth-quarter earnings of $90.1 billion in revenue, an increase of 8 percent year over year. -
Intel to cut jobs as slump in computer shipments pushes earnings down
Software and personal computer giant Intel is looking to cut an unspecified number of jobs after posting a 20 percent drop in sales in the third quarter, the Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 28. -
Google acquires healthcare startup that monitors breathing
Google acquired health tech startup Sound Life Sciences, a University of Washington spinout that developed an app to monitor breathing, GeekWire reported Oct. 26. -
Oracle looks to increase loan size to help fund Cerner acquisition
Software giant Oracle is in discussions with banks to increase the size of a $4.4 billion loan. The company will use the loan to refinance the debt used to fund its $28.4 billion acquisition of EHR company Cerner, Bloomberg reported Oct. 27. -
Oracle to integrate datasets into clinical trials
Oracle partnered with virtual research organization ObvioHealth to integrate diverse datasets into clinical trials. -
GE releases Q3 earnings report, prepares for January healthcare spin-off
GE released its third quarter earnings report showing the progress of its plan to spin off its healthcare business units in the first week of January 2023. -
Oracle looks to cloud business to power them to $65B in sales by 2026
Software giant Oracle is projecting its cloud business will power them to reach $65 billion in sales by 2026, Bloomberg reported Oct. 20. -
CVS Health partners with digital health company on at-home testing
CVS Health has partnered with digital health company ixlayer to offer at-home testing kits at its stores and online for sexually transmitted diseases, Vitamin D deficiencies, thyroid disorders and Lyme disease. -
Tennessee health system exec named inaugural CMIO of Walmart Health & Wellness
Claude Pirtle, MD, the former chief medical information officer of Jackson-based West Tennessee Healthcare, has been named the inaugural chief medical informatics officer of Walmart Health & Wellness, the retail giant's health and medical arm. -
The future of CVS, Walgreens in the healthcare industry
Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Roz Brewer recently suggested that company may be expanding into healthcare technology, while CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch said the company is aiming to ultimately touch the "entire spectrum of someone's health journey." -
Oracle adds cloud enhancements for healthcare organizations
Oracle added healthcare-oriented features for its Fusion Enterprise Performance Management, supply chain and manufacturing, and human capital management suites. -
Microsoft healthcare exec joins Graphite Health
Joshua Mandel, MD, chief architect for healthcare at Microsoft, joined the advisory board of Graphite Health, a software company that provides tools for healthcare app development. -
7 Amazon healthcare job openings
Amazon has been advertising job openings for its various healthcare teams. Here are seven health-related jobs the tech giant recently posted. -
Regulators seek more info on CVS acquisition of Signify Health
The Justice Department has asked CVS Health for more information about its planned $8 billion acquisition of home healthcare company Signify Health, the pharmacy giant said in an Oct. 20 securities filing. -
Amazon releases healthcare compliance accelerator
Amazon Web Services launched a new healthcare-specific accelerator aimed at reducing the effort and complexity involved in supporting healthcare compliance efforts.
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