Google to use patient data to develop healthcare algorithms for hospital chain
The company will get access to anonymized patient data
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Google has made a deal for access to patient records from HCA, which which operates 181 hospitals and more than 2,000 healthcare sites in 21 states, so the tech company can develop healthcare algorithms,
The
Wall Street Journalreports.
Google will store anonymized data from patient health records and internet-connected medical devices. That data will be used to build programs that could inform medical decisions made by doctors. The deal is described as “multiyear” by the