CEO of One Medical healthcare provider acquired by Amazon resigns, six months after $3.9 billion deal was closed
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Amazon Shuts Down Amazon Care In ‘Strategic’ Healthcare Move
Amazon's move to shut down health service Amazon Care seen as strategic move as it refocuses its efforts following acquisition of One Medical, analysts say
Amazon Buys Health Care Provider One Medical For $3.9bn
Amazon's deal to purchase One Medical for $3.9 billion a test for US lawmakers and regulators who have vowed to rein in power of big tech
Google Health Disbanded; Staff Sent To Other Divisions
The dedicated health unit at Google has been disbanded, with its 570 staff sent to different divisions within the Alphabet empire
Researchers Deliver Donated Kidney Via Drone In Medical First
The delivery, carried out across a densely populated urban area in Baltimore, is intended to show that organs can be safely transported across long distances by unmanned vehicles
Google’s Deepmind Promises Auditable Healthcare Data Tracking
Verifiable Data Audit promises to deliver bitcoin-like tracking to give patients peace of mind about their personal data
NHS Tech Could Be ‘Double-Edged Sword’
The NHS should not expect short-term savings from self-care and online patient technologies, finds The Nuffield Trust
IBM’s The Weather Company Deploys Real-Time Cold & Flu App
The IBM division is to provide real-time local maps of cold and flu outbreaks based on social media data
NHS Trusts ‘Must Act Now’ As Network Changeover Looms
The existing contract is due to end in six months' time, but some trusts have yet to begin to look for a new networking provider, finds a white paper
3D Printing Now ‘Mainstream’ In Health Care
3D printing technology is set to move into the manufacture of living tissues for human transplant, according to Gartner
IBM And Apple Join Forces On Health Analytics Cloud
IBM's Watson Health Cloud is to use large-scale analytics technologies to contribute to medical research
Anthem Admits Data Breach After ‘Sophisticated’ Attack
US healthcare insurer admits 80 million customer and staff records compromised in a damaging cyber attack
CSC Warns Of Huge Write-down Over Botched NHS Project
CSC has admitted it may have to write off the entire value of its investment in the NHS NPfIT system fiasco
Healthy EU And US Data Protection For Microsoft Office 365
Microsoft says its Office 365 cloud platform now conforms to European Union and HIPAA privacy regulations
Axe The NHS Patient Care Scheme, MPs Demand
Abandon the National Programme for IT healthcare system, says a PAC report which casts blame on CSC and BT
IBM Watson Inspires Mobile EHR Link To Health Data
IBM shows how Watson-like technology can allow mobile devices to process massive stores of medical data
Managing 70TB Of Reliable Data: EMA’s Big Challenge
Data analysis and interoperability for over 100 information systems is essential to the European Medicines Agency's regulatory work, says Hans-Georg Wagner, IT chief at EMA
EC And US Agree On Health System Compatibility
European Commission and US have signed an agreement to harmonise interoperability of their health care systems
Demand For Health Care IT Jobs On The Rise
Evidence from two new reports from health care IT industry organisations shows demand for health care-related technology jobs in the US is on the rise