Forbes December 30, 2018
Jon Markman

Amazon.com’s plans to revolutionize healthcare are starting to come into focus. It should come as no surprise that the Seattle ecommerce giant plans to upend this sector, too. From retail to rocket boosters, upending things is CEO Jeff Bezos’ signature move.

And now, Amazon engineers are working on software that will be capable of reading digitized patient records and clinical notes, according to a Wall Street Journal report from Nov. 27.

In other words, healthcare could become a major new business for Amazon.

The market for storing and analyzing health information is worth $7 billion, according to the WSJ. Amazon Web Services is the leading provider of cloud computing services to businesses....

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

 
Topics: Employer, EMR / EHR, Health IT, Healthcare System, Mergers & Acquisitions / JV, Patient / Consumer, Pharma, Provider, Technology, Trends
CDC probe into fake Botox grows: 5 notes
More FTC Privacy Action
Over 70% of workers around the world are exposed to excessive heat each year, UN body finds
On Earth Day, Climate Change’s Impact On Infectious Diseases Looms
The IPPS Proposed Rule Demonstrates the Importance of SDoH

Share This Article