The news with Rick Sanchez Rick sanchez who is also the founder of a managed care company in south florida that that was recently listed as the Fastest Growing Health Care Company in america by magazine and were also joined from new york by global regulatory attorney Myles Edwards we kick up the conversation by asking mr edwards how this is compliant with hipaa laws. Which does fit in the hip are laws and whats really interesting about this situation is the u. S. Government is investigating them but its a health and Human Services Civil Rights Division which is investigating them specifically to determine whether this information will be used to make insurance determinations that is when you apply for an insurance policy will something that occurred in your background influenced that decision though in my opinion what youre building is what i call a life style index which is where they take your medical records and integrate it with all the other. Information google has ever collected
To follow up with what we know to rebut the big question has to be whether or not consent plays a role here exactly so right thats the other big issue here and thats the other issue of a company like a google having access to so many records and connected social Media Health Care history fitness all of these patients so are we looking at a potential future where Insurance Companies can access and these data and analytics and determine whether or not people can get coverage or deny claims well lets try and make this a simple as we can for everybody whos trying to understand what is incumbent upon us as a doctor or a provider when it comes to medical records thats the data that we collect from the patients yes doctors or doctors offices are allowed to share certain data but according to the 1996 law which established how that information is shared it has to be for a medical function in other words christie you go to see your doctor she gives you. A referral to see another doctor and then
Laws and whats really interesting about the situation is the u. S. Government is investigating them but its a health and Human Services Civil Rights Division which is investigating them specifically to determine whether this information will be used to make insurance to terminations that is when you apply for an insurance policy will something that occurred in your background influence that decision though in my opinion what youre building is what i call a life style index which is where they take your medical records and integrate it with all the other information google has ever collected upon you and determine whether youre a good Insurance Risk or not which is really going beyond what that information was meant for so not only is there a civil rights component to it but theres also a question of did it violate hipaa i say yes no one knew about this situation this project nightingale. Well until a whistle blower within the project basically went ahead and dumped this information on
Manipulation as well as some provisions to protect intellectual property theft a partial deal would also include President Trump holding back on the imposing the plan december 15th tariffs but now negotiators are working on rolling back some existing duties when asked if china would remove these tariffs Chinese Ministry spokesperson going strong said the 2 sides are making progress. Its not a correct way to resolve the trade issue by slapping tariffs nor does escalating tension and confrontation serve the interests of anyone involved to trade consolation between china and the us has made some progress and is moving forward we hope the 2 sides will meet each other halfway and find a solution on the basis of Mutual Respect equality and mutual benefit. This comes as the u. S. Trade deficit with Global Partners dropped by 4. 7 percent to 52500000000. 00 in september reaching 5 months low slightly above expectations which were at 52200000000 dollars on year over year the current trade defic
Tension and confrontation serve the interests of anyone involved to trade consolation between china and the us has made some progress and is moving forward we hope the 2 sides will meet each other half way and find a solution on the basis of Mutual Respect equality and mutual benefit. This comes as the u. S. Trade deficit with Global Partners dropped by 4. 7 percent to 52500000000. 00 in september reaching a 5 month low slightly above expectations which were at 52200000000 dollars on year over year the current trade deficit is still 5. 4 percent higher than the same period last year exports declined 1800000000. 00 to 206000000000. 00 while imports also dropped 4 point 4000000000. 00 to 258400000000. 00 the us recorded its 1st oil star plus since 1978 of 252000000. 00 while imports on consumer goods fell 2 point 5000000000. 00 as cell phones and other Household Goods dropped by 800000000. 00 meanwhile at the opening of the 2nd China International import expo president xi jinping promise