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Big tech companies have a lot of potential to disrupt the healthcare industry.
But companies like Alphabet and Amazon face challenges internally when standing up a health bet.
That s largely because it creates tension with the corporate team and main products.
Big Tech is disrupting the healthcare industry. That s the expectation at least.
As industry outsiders, companies like Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft have the potential to help fix a healthcare system that is messy, wasteful, and wildly expensive in a way insiders can t. Whether it s funding startups, building wearables, or powering research on the cloud, they re trying to shake up the $3.8 trillion industry. The pandemic has only helped them make inroads.