One Medical Acquisition: The Path Forward
Amazon’s health care strategy points to the profound implications of a broader integrated consumer-centric model.
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Health systems are hoping to leverage the know-how of tech titans to unlock the potential of their treasure troves of data.
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Read more: Exploring Elder Care Robotics: Voice Assistants and Home Hubs Exploring Elder Care Robotics: Voice Assistants and Home Hubs
By Adriana Krasniansky This article is part of a four-part series that researches how robotics are being developed for aging care and investigates their ethical implications. In our first article, we explored emotional companion robots, which soothe and comfort patients experiencing loneliness, depression, or diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Today, we look at voice assistants and…
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Read more: Diving Deeper into Amazon Alexa’s HIPAA Compliance Diving Deeper into Amazon Alexa’s HIPAA Compliance
By Adriana Krasniansky Earlier this year, consumer technology company Amazon made waves in health care when it announced that its Alexa Skills Kit, a suite of tools for building voice programs, would be HIPAA compliant. Using the Alexa Skills Kit, companies could build voice experiences for Amazon Echo devices that communicate personal health information with…
