Tech Brew Ride Home (Bonus) Health Tech Checkin With CNBC's Christina Farr
Jan 11, 2020
Christina Farr, a renowned CNBC reporter specializing in health tech, dives into the booming intersection of technology and healthcare. She reveals why hospitals are caught in a health data gold rush and discusses the alarming likelihood of data hacks versus patient access to their own records. Christina explores the privacy implications surrounding tech giants like Google and Amazon entering the healthcare sector, stressing the need for stronger regulations amidst the evolving landscape of health data practices.
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Project Nightingale and Data Sharing
- Google's Project Nightingale, while controversial, isn't unprecedented in healthcare data sharing.
- Similar data agreements between healthcare companies have existed for years.
Health Data Vulnerability and Brokerage
- Individuals are more likely to have their health data hacked than to access it themselves.
- Data brokers legally buy and sell this data, primarily to pharmaceutical companies for marketing.
23andMe's Data Business Model
- Genetic testing companies like 23andMe sell customer data to drug makers.
- They may also use the data for their own drug development, raising questions about patient compensation.