Libbie Canter, Anna D. Kraus, and Shane Rogers of Covington and Burling write: Two recent actions by lawmakers are intended to address certain uses of technology in health. First, two Senators have introduced a bipartisan bill related to the collection and use of identifiable health data from wearable health trackers. Second, following an appeal from…
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Amazon Care’s health provider has quietly filed paperwork to operate in 17 more states
Erin Brodwin reports: The clinical provider for Amazon Care, the tech giant’s virtual-first medical platform, is quietly gearing up to do business in 17 additional states, according to public documents viewed by STAT. Read more on STAT (Sub. required) Typo in author’s name corrected.
CVS, Walgreens Look for Big Data Reward From Covid-19 Vaccinations
Sharon Terlep reports: The ability to connect digitally and amass data on people who wouldn’t otherwise be customers provides a benefit to companies, which aren’t likely to see a financial windfall from their role in vaccinating the U.S. masses against Covid-19. […] Walgreens requires visitors to its website sign up for a Walgreens account to…
IE: Researchers can now apply for access to Covid-19 data
Jenny Darmody reports: An application process has been put in place to enable registered researchers to apply for access to Ireland’s Covid-19 data research hub. Since April 2020, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has been maintaining a Covid-19 data research hub. This data has been solely used by a sub-group of the National Public Health…