Responding to competition from Amazon as well as connecting patients to providers may be Google's two next moves in healthcare, argues Adam Dorfman, head of product growth at customer experience technology company Reputation in an April 28 article for VentureBeat.

From continuing advancements to its health projects, to expanding its investments into digital health startups, here are six healthcare moves from Google as reported by Becker's Hospital Review in April:

Google is the most popular source for searching for a physician or hospital, more popular than physician websites, healthcare sites or social media, VentureBeat reported April 28.

CVS Health is the second-largest healthcare company in the world, with a $141 billion market cap, according to an April 13 CB Insights report.

Walmart stores nationwide are holding free health screenings, offering affordable immunizations and wellness resources on April 23.

Microsoft is working to build technology that will make health analytics more accessible to healthcare organizations.

Samsung will implement a mobile multicontent casting technology in its healthcare TVs.

Apple is working to create a medicine management tool for iPhone users, Bloomberg reported April 12.

Walmart, which recently made headlines for opening health clinics in Florida, is continuing to establish its presence in the healthcare industry. Here are eight most recent healthcare moves from the company as reported by Becker's.

Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are 10 open positions as of April 8:

GE Healthcare received FDA approval for its End-tidal Control software that semi-automates general anesthesia delivery on March 17, according to an April 4 press release.

Walmart Health will open five new clinics in Florida, according to an April 5 press release.

Facebook's parent company Meta, will eliminate COVID-19 booster requirements for employees returning to its U.S. facilities, CNBC reported April 1.

Google is advancing health projects across its enterprise — from simplifying EHR workflows, to increasing access to reliable health information, to developing new algorithms to detect diseases. Here are five projects the tech giant has in the works, according to a video the company posted April 1.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a warning March 29 about a security vulnerability in Philips Healthcare's e-Alert magnetic resonance imaging monitoring software.

Amazon posted new job openings related to its health business. Below are six positions the company recently posted:

Google has a long history of investing in healthcare artificial intelligence, especially focusing on pharmaceutical development, and is continuing to bet big on the sector, according to CB Insights' March 31 newsletter. 

A host of recent deals made by Amazon signal the tech giant's ambitions in telehealth, raising alarm bells for antitrust advocates who fear Amazon will dominate the market, Politico reported March 30. 

Amazon Web Services announced a collaboration with Thread Research intended to decrease clinical trial costs while improving research access and data quality.

From intense efforts to invest in digital health technology to plans that scale AI for at-home health screenings, Google continues to establish a presence in the healthcare industry. Here are eight most recent healthcare moves from the company as reported by Becker's.