The Four is an eye-opening pathway into understanding just how influential and gargantuan Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are in our lives. As much as we may express cynicism or distrust, the vast majority of Americans and a significant portion of the world give these companies access to our most private thoughts, our attention, our wallets, and our relationships.
Amazon has been almost constantly innovating in different areas for years. Now they have set their sights on healthcare. Read about how our Disruption Junction Palooza session this summer took on scenarios for this giant - and how health plans and hospitals are rating patient comfort levels with Alexa’s new Skills Kit.
The healthcare industry is ripe for disruption. Many healthcare execs are focusing on incremental initiatives rather than a big picture strategy; all the while, tech industry giants Amazon, Microsoft, Apple and Google are heavily investing in healthcare. We can address this new and different threat, but it requires stepping back and re-visioning our every day in healthcare.
