Modern Healthcare September 5, 2018
Rachel Z. Arndt

With this week’s announcement of a chief operating officer, Amazon’s joint venture with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase is starting to gel. And while there are few specifics about how the consumer giants plan on disrupting healthcare as we know it, industry insiders are starting to offer their own ideas.

Among those contemplating the future is CB Insights. The firm, which analyzes data on venture capital and startups, thinks Amazon could offer new models for supply chain, record-keeping and care delivery because of a strong cloud infrastructure and through decades of experience appealing directly to consumers.

“Amazon’s best edge is its own brand and the fact that it makes most of its revenue outside of healthcare,” said Nikhil Krishnan,...

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