Here are 10 healthcare moves made by Amazon that Becker's has reported on since July 14:
- Amazon's One Medical cut the ribbon on its first Connecticut location in Darien as the group partners with Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare.
- Amazon partnered with Maven Clinic to provide women's healthcare services for the company's employees in 50 countries outside of the U.S. and Canada.
- Amazon added leadership to its health industry team focused on genomics.
- Amazon continued its push into the healthcare sector with two major strategic initiatives launched in recent weeks.
- Amazon launched its virtual care platform, Amazon Clinic, across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- Amazon Web Services said it will make tweaks to its new clinical documentation tool, AWS HealthScribe, based on feedback to ensure it is working "at scale."
- Amazon pushed back against ONC proposals to regulate predictive artificial intelligence in healthcare.
- Tampa, Fla-based Motiff Cancer Center's new 10-story, 128-bed inpatient hospital was outfitted with digitized notes to nurses and Amazon's Alexa
- Amazon has been conducting a layoff spree as part of CEO Andy Jassy's plan to eliminate 18,000 jobs throughout the organization, some of which include employees spearheading its healthcare initiatives.
- Amazon Pharmacy let go of about 80 staffers, including pharmacy technicians and team leaders, in July.