Privacy Laws Need Updating After Google Deal With HCA Healthcare, Medical Ethics Professor Says
Privacy laws in the U.S. need to be updated, especially after Google struck a deal with a major hospital chain, medical ethics expert Arthur Kaplan said.
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Privacy laws in the U.S. need to be updated, especially after Google struck a deal with a major hospital chain, medical ethics expert Arthur Kaplan said.
Google and HCA Healthcare, a national hospital chain, on Wednesday announced a partnership aimed at boosting efficiency in medical care.
Google strikes deal with hospital chain to use patient data for healthcare algorithms Nihal Krishan © Provided by Washington Examiner Google struck a deal with national hospital chain HCA Healthcare to use its patient data to develop algorithms that could guide doctors' medical decisions, increasing the tech giant's foothold in the healthcare sector. HCA, which operates 181 hospitals and more than 2,000 healthcare sites in 21 states, would give Google anonymized data from patient health records and digitally connected medical devices under a multiyear contract, the Wall Str...
Following Jonathan Perlin’s last HCA Sell transaction on February 20, 2018, the stock climbed by 102.6%. Based on HCA Healthcare’s latest earnings report for the quarter ending March 31, the company posted quarterly revenue of $13.98 billion and quarterly net profit of $1.42 billion. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $12.86 billion and had a net profit of $581 million. The company has a one-year high of $205.58 and a one-year low of $91.21. The Company has a Price to Book ratio of 276.23. Based on 14 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Strong Buy with an averag...
(Photo: Rusty Russell/Getty Images) HCA Healthcare this week announced a new collaborative project through which it will work with leading public and private research institutions to make use of HCA's troves of COVID-19 hospital care data to improve treatments, outcomes and public health. WHY IT MATTERS The COVID-19 Consortium of HCA Healthcare and Academia for Research GEneration – COVID-19 CHARGE – will enable cooperation and coordination among all members to develop new research initiatives, validate methods and share innovative ideas. Participating healthcare organizations will gain a...