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(Mike Osborne) Nashville based hospital operator HCA has struck a controversial deal with Google that gives Google access to patient records from 180 plus HCA hospitals nationwide.
HCA and Google are stressing that identifying patient information will not be included in an estimated 32 million shared hospital treatment records.
The two companies say data analysis of the patient encounters will help doctors and nurses make better informed decisions about patient care.
CNBC quotes New York University ethicist Arthur Kaplan saying the deal highlights the need for the U.S. to “update our privacy protection and our informed consent requirements.”
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Officials in Tennessee say the Texas-based Oracle Corporation plans to bring 8,500 jobs and a $1.2 billion investment to Nashville over coming years.
The office of Nashville Mayor John Cooper’s office said in disclosing details Wednesday that the project is “unrivaled” in the history of Tennessee economic development projects.
Cooper’s office also said that the computer technology company has requested a public hearing for its economic impact plan with a city development board.
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(Mike Osborne) The Democrats and Republicans who make up Tennessee’s Congressional delegation don’t agree on much, but they agree on this: The federal Small Business Administration needs to get its online, pandemic aid application portal back open immediately.
In early April, the SBA began accepting applications for federal grants from pandemic battered small entertainment venues. But the agency’s website crashed almost immediately and hasn’t been restored more than two weeks later.
Tennessee pols this week fired off letters urging SBA to quickly get the application process back on track.
Memphis Democrat Steve Cohen wrote “Live venues on Beale Street and beyond are the heart of Memphis, but businesses are receiving eviction notices and some in Memphis have already been forced to close. This funding is a lifeline and cannot come soon enough.”
Credit oracle.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Officials in Tennessee say the Texas-based Oracle Corporation plans to bring 8,500 jobs and a $1.2 billion investment to Nashville over coming years.
The office of Nashville Mayor John Cooper’s office said in disclosing details Wednesday that the project is “unrivaled” in the history of Tennessee economic development projects.
Cooper’s office also said that the computer technology company has requested a public hearing for its economic impact plan with a city development board.
Officials say the project would create 2,500 jobs in Nashville by the end of 2027, reaching a full 8,500 jobs by the end of 2031.