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Jackie Drees – Monday, April 12th, 2021 Print  | Email Google is in the early stages of a new project that aims to explore and develop a new consumer-facing health records tool for Android users, according to an April 9 STAT report.  Seven things to know:  1. Google launched a user feedback program that aims to assess how patients want to access and share their EHR data. The project could support the development of a medical records tool similar to Apple’s… Source link

After 13 years, Google is coming back for patient health records. The tech giant has launched an early user feedback program aimed at exploring how patients might want to see, organize, and share their own medical record data. The work could inform the creation of a consumer-facing medical records tool along the lines of Apple’s Health Records app. It also follows an early attempt by Google — later panned by medical experts — at creating a new version of the electronic medical record… Source link

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the health care industry was so slow to change. But the global crisis forced the industry and companies to act swiftly.  But can an industry that still relies on fax machines while simultaneously pursuing integration of artificial intelligence maintain such a pace post pandemic?  Dr. Sachin Jain, CEO of SCAN Group and Health Plan, says it must in order to address health inequities. “I think health care is ultimately a fundamental foundation of our… Source link

Tech giant Google is ramping up its focus on health and wellness by adding sleep tracking to its Nest Hub smart home device. The company announced Tuesday that its second-generation Nest Hub includes a sleep sensing feature that uses radar-based sleep tracking in addition to an algorithm for cough and snore detection. It marks Google’s first foray into the health and wellness space with its smart display products. “One thing we learned with the original Nest Hub is that the bedroom was… Source link

Eloy’s goals: MVP, 40 homers — and health for playoff run originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Eloy Jiménez called Michael Kopech “the Nolan Ryan of this generation” and Luis Robert “the next Mike Trout.” But he’s got some lofty expectations for himself, too. Earlier this spring, he said, “I think one day, I’m going to be the MVP.” He’s well on his way to showing he can put up the kinds of numbers that reel in that hardware. The White Sox slugger is fresh off what was quietly one of… Source link

Benjamin Cruz, a former instructional designer in Google’s Cloud division, was caught off guard when a colleague told them that their skin was much darker than she expected. Cruz, who is Mexican American and prefers to be identified by the pronouns they/them, reported the incident to human resources in 2019 where personnel told them they should “assume good intent,” Cruz recalled in an interview. Unsatisfied, Cruz asked human resources to look deeper into the incident,… Source link

Several current and former Google employees say the company’s human resources department would often suggest mental health counseling or leave in response to complaints about racist or sexist behavior in the workplace, NBC News reported. The workers described encounters with coworkers that included racist comments about skin color and hairstyles, as well as sexual harassment. When they contacted Google’s human resources department, each was encouraged to take mental health leave,… Source link

Google would not comment on Gebru’s ousting. But the company’s head of research said Gebru resigned. The company declined to comment on Curley’s termination, but said in a statement it disagrees with Curley’s characterization of her departure. In her six years at Google, Curley said she never received a raise or promotion, which depends on managers’ input. She was assigned nine different managers during her tenure, two of whom she reported to human resources for allegedly… Source link

Oscar Health (OSCR), the startup health insurance company heavily built on its technology capabilities, debuted on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday at $36 per share, under the IPO price of $39 per share, with a valuation of more than $7 billion. But the fall didn’t blunt the enthusiasm of CEO Mario Schlosser, who joined Yahoo Finance to discuss the decision to go public, as well as how he envisions the company to impact the health insurance industry in coming years. “Ten years from now, I… Source link

Highmark Health has inked a six-year partnership with Alphabet’s Verily to further build its Living Health model. The team-up builds upon Highmark’s existing partnership with Google Cloud on the program, the insurer announced Tuesday. Living Health aims to address fragmentation in healthcare and re-imagine care delivery with a more seamless, patient-centered experience. It is also designed to ease the administrative burden on providers by arming them with data, real-time remote monitoring… Source link