Google announced a partnership with a large
U.S. health care system aimed at modernizing its
information system and providing new tools for
doctors, in the tech giant’s latest foray into the
health industry.
Announcement of its arrangement with the
Catholic health care system Ascension followed
a Wall Street Journal report that Google had
access to thousands of patient health records
without doctors’ knowledge.
Both companies stressed that their deal is
compliant with federal health-privacy law.
Unlike most of the data Google collects on
individuals, health data is strictly regulated by
the federal government.