Becker's Healthcare August 24, 2021
Jackie Drees

While Google looks to reorganize its health division by moving its projects and teams across several areas of the company, the tech giant plans to continue its healthcare push and strengthen future projects.

Google is dismantling its health division as its chief, David Feinberg, MD, is departing to join Kansas City, Mo.-based EHR company Cerner, where he will serve as president and CEO, effective Oct. 1. Teams under Dr. Feinberg’s leadership will continue under a new structure, and the Google Health name will remain to include all of Google’s work in health and wellness, including Fitbit and artificial intelligence research, a Google spokesperson told Becker’s on Aug. 23.

Google is pursuing the restructuring because it believes that housing...

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