MedCity News January 15, 2020
Elise Reuter

Google Health’s vice president explained the company’s controversial partnership with Ascension Health, which stirred questions about privacy as tech companies seek a larger role in healthcare.

Just a year into his new role, Google Health Vice President Dr. David Feinberg has a lot on his plate. The former Geisinger Health CEO must manage the tech giant’s multitude of health projects, from imaging work using Google’s DeepMind AI, to prioritizing accurate medical information over quackery in search results, to providing cloud hosting services for healthcare companies.

But straddling the two worlds of technology and healthcare, Feinberg boiled down Google Health’s biggest challenge to one word: Trust.

“The technology is amazing, but if you don’t trust us… If we can’t make it...

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Topics: Cloud, EMR / EHR, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, Patient / Consumer, Physician, Privacy / Security, Provider, Technology
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