![]() Today, Google only has access to patient data at two Ascension hospitals, "not three-quarters of the United States as The Wall Street Journal said," Dr. Google is allowed to collect data from Ascension through a business associate agreement, which follows HIPAA guidelines. ![]() "Think of it as a warehouse," he said, according to Forbes, "the only one that has the key to that record is Ascension." Feinberg said that only a limited number of Google employees have access to the patient data. Per the agreement, Ascension has moved its EHR to the Google Cloud.Ĭoncerns were raised when Ascension employees reported that patients and providers were not aware that data was being shared with Google. Feinberg said.īy partnering with Ascension, Google is amassing data on millions of patients to create a search engine for EHRs that will allow physicians to more easily look up patient records, test results and provider notes. "Despite what they say in the newspapers, we're super proud of it," Dr. Louis-based Ascension, nicknamed Project Nightingale, at the StartUp Health Festival, an event for biotech entrepreneurs, according to Forbes. Google Health leader David Feinberg, MD, continued to defend the company's partnership with St. Past Issues - Becker's Clinical Leadership & Infection Control.Current Issue - Becker's Clinical Leadership & Infection Control.Becker's Cardiology + Heart Surgery Podcast.Becker's Ambulatory Surgery Centers Podcast.Becker’s Digital Health + Health IT Podcast.Digital Innovation + Patient Experience and Marketing Virtual Event.Conference Reviewers: Request for More Information.The Future of Dentistry Roundtable October. ![]()
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