Google is working on a top secret project to gathers millions of Americans' health data across 21 st

[mystery-ak]

Google is working on a top secret project to gathers millions of Americans' health data across 21 states including lab tests and diagnoses - but patients and doctors have not been told about it

    Google has teamed up with Ascension, a leading healthcare services company, for Project Nightingale
    Already, around 150 Google employees have accessed people's health data
    They are able to see diagnoses, test results and hospitalization records
    They are striving to use the data to inform design on a new, AI-led product
    It will 'zero in' on patients to allow them to make easy changes to their care
    Google said the project is totally compliant with laws, which allow for people's medical data to be shared without them knowing 

By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com

Published: 14:16 EST, 11 November 2019 | Updated: 16:08 EST, 11 November 2019


Google has been working on a top secret project with a leading healthcare company to gather millions of Americans' health data without them knowing it.

The Wall Street Journal first reported on Monday that the company has teamed up with Ascension, the second largest healthcare services company in the country, for a project that was being code-named Nightingale.

Within hours of the Journal's report, the two companies announced the collaboration in a press release where they revealed that Ascension's data will move onto Google's Cloud platform. 

Google will now have access to patients' test results, diagnoses and hospitalizations to give them a full digital health history.

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[Formerly Once-Ler]

How is this legal with Hipaa laws?

[Applewood]

If this is for real, I'm guessing it's being done in anticipation of Medicare for All -- government health care and the death panels. 

[mountaineer]

How is this legal with Hipaa laws?

HIPAA? We don' need no steenkin' HIPAA.

[Applewood]

HIPAA? We don' need no steenkin' HIPAA.

"Hippie" is a joke.  I'm sure the feds have some of our records and maybe others do as well.   

[Gefn]

Do not like. bookmark

[Smokin Joe]

How is this legal with Hipaa laws?

They won't tell a relative what's up, but Google will have it? 

[Polly Ticks]

Interesting.

There was also an announcement a few days ago about Google buying Fitbit. 

The Real Reason Google is Buying Fitbit

[...]
But Google already has plenty of hardware and software chops. What else does it get out of the Fitbit deal?

The most obvious potential lure is the health data of millions of Fitbit customers.
[...]

[Gefn]

Interesting.

There was also an announcement a few days ago about Google buying Fitbit.

I think I better get rid of my Fitbit.

[mountaineer]

Every time I think maybe I should get an iPhone, I read stuff like this to snap me back to reality.
 No iPhone, no Alexa, no Fitbit. Hey, Google and Amazon: keep your noses out of my business.

[Polly Ticks]

I think I better get rid of my Fitbit.

I  know what you mean.  It's getting crazy these days with the data mining. 
My insurance company has had an app available for the past couple of years but I've avoided installing it due to privacy concerns.  Now this year they've decided they will no longer issue physical ID cards since you can just display them electronically on the app. 
 

[mountaineer]

From Twitter:

Lawyerforlaws   @lawyer4laws
Creepy!   Interesting how "Fitbit" knew I posted about their association with Google . .and access of Health Info.

Fitbit Support   @FitbitSupport
 Â· 1h
Replying to @lawyer4laws
Hi there. Thanks for the feedback. For more information about the Google and Fitbit news, see our press release: https://investor.fitbit.com/press/press-releases/press-release-details/2019/Fitbit-to-Be-Acquired-by-Google/default.aspx
. To learn more about Fitbit commitment to Data Privacy, see: https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/2448
. Thanks for your interest!

2:59 PM · Nov 12, 2019·

[Applewood]

@mountaineer

I wouldn't trust anything Google or Fitbit say about privacy.  And that applies to most companies and government entities these days.

[GtHawk]

How is this legal with Hipaa laws?

Ever been to a doctors office? Right there at the front desk you can get all sorts of information on patients entering when they check in or even from the phone conversations of the staff. Everyone is given a form to sign explaining their rights under HIPPA but almost no one in a doctors office actually follows the HIPPA guidlines. I am not surprised that something like this is going on and probably sanctioned by some congressional committee that received......... campain donations from oogle.

[mountaineer]

Ever been to a doctors office? Right there at the front desk you can get all sorts of information on patients entering when they check in or even from the phone conversations of the staff.

I always appreciate it when they loudly say your full name, and then state your address and phone number to ask, "Is that still your correct address? And is your birthday ___?"

[GtHawk]

I always appreciate it when they loudly say your full name, and then state your address and phone number to ask, "Is that still your correct address? And is your birthday ___?"

The only thing worse is when there is a , and there is always at least one, person that just has to tell the entire room about their whole medical history. I usually go the desk and tell them I will be waiting outside and please call me when they finally decide I have waited long enough past the time my appointment was supposed to be.

[Hoodat]

How is this legal with Hipaa laws?

How is anything 'legal' that Google does?

[Smokin Joe]

How is anything 'legal' that Google does?

Funny what gets 'legal' when the right people have the goods on those who decide.

I reckon that's how we ended up with the ACA, after all....

[Applewood]

I always appreciate it when they loudly say your full name, and then state your address and phone number to ask, "Is that still your correct address? And is your birthday ___?"

I have the opposite problem.  My doctors and staff talk so softly, I can't hear them.  I'm half deaf even with  hearing aids.