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Google is reportedly dismantling its health technology initiative and splitting its projects across other teams as the chief of the division departs the company. Dr. David Feinberg is reportedly leaving Google to join electronic medical records firm Cerner as its CEO and president. According to Business Insider, the various projects and teams that make up Google Health are being split across other parts of Google. In a memo sent to Google employees on Thursday, Google research whiff Jeff… Source link

David Feinberg has left his post as the leader of Google Health for health care record giant Cerner Corporation after just over two years on the job. Feinberg, a health care veteran with a history of overseeing hospital systems including UCLA Health and Pennsylvania-based Geisinger, is joining Cerner as president and chief executive officer on Oct. 1. As Google Health’s first vice president, Feinberg oversaw the company’s far-reaching international health efforts — which spanned… Source link

Google Health VP David Feinberg will become the CEO and president of electronic health records company Cerner in October, taking over for current CEO Brent Shafer, Cerner announced on Thursday. Feinberg had previously led Google’s health care initiatives since 2018 in a role that was created when he was hired. Feinberg’s departure from Google suggests the search giant may be reassessing its ambition to create new products in its Google Health division to break into the the multi-trillion… Source link

If you need health care in the U.S., the quality will vary depending on where you are. A study from WalletHub ranked the best and worst states for health care by analyzing cost, access, and health outcomes in addition to some ancillary factors.  An overwhelming majority of the top 15 states are located within the Northeast, while every state at the bottom of the rankings is in the South. “The geography of the states varies where oceans or mountains can limit access to health care,” Dr…. Source link

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — otherwise known as HIPAA — has become a major topic of discussion amid the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as some individuals who have been asked about their vaccination status claim that the question is a violation of HIPAA.  For example, when asked about his vaccination status, Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott said: “I don’t necessarily think that’s exactly important. I think that’s HIPAA.” Congresswoman Marjorie… Source link

This is your last chance to get free health insurance from Biden’s stimulus package Americans have just hours left to claim free health insurance for the remainder of the year, courtesy of President Joe Biden’s pandemic rescue package. White House officials are urging anyone interested in a zero-premium plan to submit an application by Sunday, Aug. 15 at midnight local time. Both wealthy and low-income Americans are welcome to apply — and although there is one big eligibility requirement,… Source link

Healthcare is a broad concept: clinical encounters with patients, population health data and trends, community health outcomes, pharmaceutical trials, etc., are just a few of the different siloes that entail the concept of  “healthcare” as a whole. Even if just looking at an individual level— medical records, history of medications, previous lab testing and results, prior procedures—there are so many different siloes that entail an individual’s healthcare profile. Given the… Source link

Unvaccinated individuals are experiencing a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases as the Delta variant becomes increasingly pervasive across the U.S. According to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, the Delta variant now accounts for 83% of all COVID cases in the U.S., a 33% increase from two weeks ago. Walensky added that 99.5% of all COVID-related deaths in the country over recent months have been among unvaccinated Americans. “This is a critical time during our pandemic and particularly we… Source link

Clover Health (CLOV) CEO Vivek Garipalli has had a tumultuous year following the company’s merger with Chamath Palihapitiya’s SPAC. Though now a meme stock, it’s battling lawsuits spurred by a report from short-seller firm Hindenburg Research alleging the company withheld information about legal issues from investors. It isn’t the health care executive’s first run-in with criticism about his business practices. Three New Jersey hospitals he owned and operated, with two partners, made… Source link

A new Biden stimulus benefit offers free health insurance for 6 months The massive COVID rescue package President Joe Biden signed back in March — the same law that included $1,400 stimulus and the monthly payments for families that start next week — is now offering free health insurance to millions of Americans, through the end of 2021. The benefit’s zero-premium health plans became available on July 1, with no income limits for qualifying. But there is one major eligibility… Source link