Health Care Execs Pick Amazon as Most Likely Industry Disruptor

Health care executives anticipate that Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) is much more likely to shake up the current status quo than other potential disruptors, such as Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL) and Walmart (NYSE: WAL). Reaction Data, a full-service research platform for health care organizations, recently surveyed about 100 top executives with hospitals and other […]

Rumored Amazon Pilot Would Target Hospital-to-Home Transitions

Two health systems are reportedly working with Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) and a startup called Xealth, with plans to launch a pilot program that could ease patients’ transition between hospital and home. “The idea behind the pilot, which is still under review and is slated to start in a matter of months, is to provide patients […]

CEO of Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan Venture Has Interest in End-of-Life Care

Dr. Atul Gawande spurred a national conversation about aging and end-of-life care when he published his 2014 bestseller “Being Mortal.” Now, he has been named CEO of a new health care venture launched by corporate giants Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM). The appointment of 52-year-old Gawande (pictured above) […]

Amazon Rumored To Be Developing In-Home Robot

Amazon’s voice-enabled Echo technology is already starting to transform home care. Now, it appears the company is trying to take the tech a step further by creating robots for the home. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) has been pursuing an “ambitious, top-secret plan” to create the robot, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. […]