Amazon has eliminated “a few hundred” jobs across Amazon Pharmacy and One Medical, the company confirmed to MedCity News Wednesday. While some may believe this could lead to Amazon leaving healthcare, one industry expert said that would be an "overly simplistic" takeaway.
Prime members can now get a One Medical membership for $9 a month or $99 a year. The benefit provides access to 24/7 on-demand virtual care through One Medical’s app. But health experts are split on whether the move will improve access to care.
In a webinar on April 16 at 1pm ET, Aneesh Chopra will moderate a discussion with executives from DocuSign, Velatura, and behavioral health providers on eConsent, health information exchange and compliance with the CMS Final Rule on interoperability.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Analysts predict that disruptors could own as much as 30% of the $260 billion primary care market by 2030. A recent report from the American Hospital Association outlines major moves the healthcare industry should be watching this year from disruptors like Amazon, CVS and Walgreens — from billion-dollar acquisitions of primary care companies to expanding clinic locations to efforts in the home care space.
Amazon made its next move into healthcare, announcing an agreement to acquire primary care provider One Medical in a deal valued at about $3.9 billion. The deal allows the company to integrate its bread and butter — technology enablement, convenience and low costs — into primary care to increase access for patients across the country.
A mass email sent to hundreds of One Medical users exposed their email addresses. One Medical has stated it was not the result of a security breach.
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Primary care startup One Medical is buying Iora Health for $2.1 billion. The deal will give One Medical a bigger geographic footprint, and crucially, a bigger presence among people covered by Medicare.
Several California counties and Washington state dropped One Medical as a partner in distributing vaccines after reports that it let people who weren’t eligible for the vaccine jump the line. A House panel is also launching an investigation into the company’s practices.
CNBC's healthcare reporter has left the world of journalism behind to become a venture capitalist at OMERS Ventures. In an interview, she makes some healthcare predictions about 2021 and beyond.
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, rising unemployment, and 2020’s other woes, healthcare technology firms continue to go public. So far, six health tech firms have already gone public in 2020.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Compared to the visionaries who designed One Medical, the people who designed large health systems, regardless of how stellar their clinical reputations may be, didn’t design the systems with the goal of delivering great patient experiences.
Four experts with the VA, Providence St. Joseph Health, Microsoft and One Medical shared what is needed for continued adoption of telehealth. Most pointed to better integration with clinical workflows and new payment models as future drivers for growth.
Primary care startup One Medical saw a bigger net loss in its first earnings report since it went public. The company is making efforts to rein in costs in light of the pandemic, including delaying new office openings.
One Medical began trading on Nasdaq on Friday. The primary care startup priced its IPO at $14 per share, for roughly $245 million.
The concierge-like primary care startup is valued at more than $1 billion, with backers including Google Ventures.