Patient Data

FTC Investigating but Won’t Block Amazon Acquisition of One Medical
FTC Investigating but Won’t Block Amazon Acquisition of One Medical
February 21, 2023  |  Amazon Acquisitions

Amazon can close its acquisition of One Medical without opposition from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (Feb. 21)...

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Hack Of Patient Survey Firm NRC Health Raises Questions Over US Records Security
Hack Of Patient Survey Firm NRC Health Raises Questions Over US Records Security
February 21, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A cyberattack at NRC Health has prompted questions about the security of its data and overall patient privacy, CNBC reported. On Feb. 11, the attack...

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Health-Data Startup Nets $100M From Google, Others
Health-Data Startup Nets $100M From Google, Others
February 06, 2020  |  Healthcare

San Francisco’s Verana Health, a health-data startup, raised $100 million from investors, such as GV (Google) and Bain Capital. The plentiful interest in Verana signals...

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Microsoft Health Exec Calls For More Transparency Of Patient Data
Microsoft Health Exec Calls For More Transparency Of Patient Data
January 26, 2020  |  Healthcare

Peter Lee, corporate vice president of Microsoft Healthcare, wants to make sure patients have access to their healthcare records. Lee, speaking with CNBC, said he...

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Google Is Stealthily Collecting Private Health Info
Google Is Stealthily Collecting Private Health Info
November 11, 2019  |  Google

Google is currently collecting and using millions of people’s healthcare data without informing them, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The company...

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Sphere Teams With RMS For Automated Healthcare Payments
Sphere Teams With RMS For Automated Healthcare Payments
November 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Payments and security software provider Sphere announced that it is teaming up with Oklahoma-based Revenue Management Solutions (RMS), a healthcare remittance automation platform, to offer...

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UK Hospitals Sign Patient Data Deals With Google
UK Hospitals Sign Patient Data Deals With Google
September 18, 2019  |  Google

Google has signed deals with five National Health Service (NHS) trusts in the U.K. to process patient data, according to a report by the Financial...

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Amazon Threatens Surescripts Over Blocking PillPack Patient Data Access
Amazon Threatens Surescripts Over Blocking PillPack Patient Data Access
July 19, 2019  |  Legal

Amazon’s pharmacy arm PillPack could soon be blocked from accessing patients’ histories, pitting the online giant against Surescripts, an electronic prescribing company that manages about...

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Another 2.2M Patients’ Data Exposed In AMCA Data Breach
Another 2.2M Patients’ Data Exposed In AMCA Data Breach
July 17, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Clinical Pathology Laboratories (CPL) is the latest victim of a data security breach at the billing collections service American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA). Some 2.2...

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