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52 HEALTHCARE NEWS Where Amazon could go next in healthcare By Laura Dyrda B ased on its recent partnerships and moves in the digital health, tech mar- ket intelligence platform CB Insights ventured to predict where the tech giant could go next in a new report. Amazon's cloud computing service, AWS, has signed deals with several companies in recent years, including Cerner and Change Healthcare. It also launched healthcare- specific features, including Comprehend Medical, and partnered with providers, in- cluding Cleveland Clinic, Atrium Health in Charlotte, N.C., and Providence in Renton, Wash. , to help users find urgent care and schedule same-day appointments. Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic also has partnered with Amazon's Alexa to enable the "Mayo answers on COVID-19" skill giving users CDC guidance through speech recog- nition technology. Users can ask questions about the coronavirus and receive informa- tion from Mayo and the CDC. Amazon also launched a telehealth benefit for some employees last year, and expanded it to include warehouse workers in the Se- attle area amid the pandemic. CB Insights estimates that a benefits mar- ketplace for employers and payers could be Amazon's next move. "Amazon could become a benefits market- place for employers and payers by offering a frictionless method to access benefits. Already, Amazon has offerings that could serve as healthcare marketplaces. Care could become a marketplace by providing back-end infrastructure service to provider groups. is could create a flywheel effect that the company relies on for growth," states the report. Amazon has made some strides in this direction through its partnership with JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway to develop Haven. e enterprise is undergoing executive leadership change, but still aims to provide a better, less expensive healthcare experience. n 14 highest-paying healthcare jobs in 2020 By Mackenzie Bean F ourteen of the 25 highest-paying jobs in 2020 are in healthcare, according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Job rankings released Jan. 7. U.S. News identified jobs with the largest projected number of openings from 2018-28 using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Researchers then assessed each job's salary figures to compile a list of the highest- paying jobs this year. The 14 healthcare jobs that made the list, ranked by aver- age salary: • Anesthesiologist — $267,020 • Surgeon — $255,110 • Oral and maxillofacial surgeon — $242,370 • Obstetrician and gynecologist — $238,320 • Orthodontist — $225,760 • Psychiatrist — $220,380 • Physician — $196,490 • Prosthodontist — $191,400 • Pediatrician — $183,240 • Dentist — $175,840 • Nurse anesthetist — $174,790 • Podiatrist — $148,220 • Pharmacist — $123,670 • Optometrist — $119,980 n