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Will Technology Cure Americans’ Health Care System Ills? Considering Google and Ascension Health’s Data Deal

Health Populi

At least 150 Google employees already have access to much of the data on tens of millions of patients, according to a person familiar with the matter and the documents.” ” While Google is a well-known brand and customer experience for most people, Ascension Health may not be as familiar an organization. health care.

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In U.S. Health Care, It’s Still the Prices, Stupid – But Transparency and Consumer Behavior Aren’t Working As Planned

Health Populi

As the Harvard Chan-POLITICO study points out, prescription drug costs are top-of-mind for health consumers in America. First, a Wall Street Journal profile of Bluebird Bio , a biotech firm that plans to sell gene-replacement therapy extending annual payments to patients based on whether the drug is effective.

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A Matter of Trust, Perception, Risk, and Uncertainty – The Big Issues Raised by the Acquisition of PatientsLikeMe and Other Patient Data Transactions

Health Populi

This data would not go to waste and patients had a forum to act on their own desires to carefully document and share their experiences for the benefit of themselves and others. When this occurred, it didn’t cause more than a ripple of interest outside biotech. But the U.S. citizens’ personal data.