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    Google Health restructures after Cerner poaches top exec

    en-caAugust 25, 2021

    About this Episode

    Modern Healthcare Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Technology Reporter Jessica Kim Cohen talk about what the Google Health reorganization means for big tech-led healthcare ventures. 

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    -Google says health projects will continue—even if Google Health won't

    -Cerner to pay new CEO Feinberg nearly $35M through 2022

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