Techmeme Ride Home (Bonus) Health Tech Checkin With CNBC's Christina Farr
Jan 11, 2020
Christina Farr, a renowned CNBC reporter specializing in health tech, dives into the booming intersection of technology and healthcare. She reveals why hospitals are caught in a health data gold rush and discusses the alarming likelihood of data hacks versus patient access to their own records. Christina explores the privacy implications surrounding tech giants like Google and Amazon entering the healthcare sector, stressing the need for stronger regulations amidst the evolving landscape of health data practices.
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Data Privacy in Health Tech
- AI and machine learning in healthcare need massive datasets.
- This led to deals between health systems and tech companies, raising privacy concerns.
Google's Health Data Play
- Google's entry into health data isn't entirely new, but their prominence raises concerns.
- Google's motivation might be driven by their need to leverage cloud infrastructure and showcase AI capabilities.
Project Nightingale and Data Sharing
- Google's Project Nightingale, while controversial, isn't unprecedented in healthcare data sharing.
- Similar data agreements between healthcare companies have existed for years.