Digital Health June 17, 2021
Combining consumer technology and clinical needs will make health information “universally accessible”, the vice president of Google Health has said.
Speaking at the NHS Confed Conference on 16 June, Dr David Feinberg, spoke of the global tech giant’s plans to combine its expertise in consumer technology to “close the gap” between consumers and healthcare professionals.
“What we’re trying to do is take the privilege that we have of people coming to us with health questions on the consumer side… and our ability to look at large data sets and help communities and individuals,” he said.
“As well as using that same technology in healthcare to help doctors and nurses take better care of patients so, ultimately, we want to make...