“Alexa, summarize my patient’s symptoms”: Dr. Angela Shippee of AWS
Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) are competing for share in the healthcare market. These moves come as healthcare providers turn to big tech companies to optimize hospital operations and data sharing. While Microsoft has a stronger position in the healthcare provider space with its numerous partnerships and highly integrated Azure OpenAI services, health system organizations claim Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the top contender in the healthcare cloud sector. AWS physician-turned-physician Angela Shippy expects the company’s expertise in voice technology, utilized in tools such as AWS HealthScribe, to lead the industry in a better direction. Yahoo Finance visited Houston Methodist Hospital’s technology hub where Dr. Shippy demonstrated AWS’s latest cloud technologies. Click here to watch the full episode of “Lead This Way”: “How Amazon’s AWS Doctors Use AI to Improve Healthcare.” For more information on the “Lead This Way” series, click here. Also, tune in to Yahoo Finance Live Monday through Friday for more expert insights and the latest market trends.