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Abigail Carter-Langford

There’s a war for your data, and health care is next

Opinion | BY ABIGAIL CARTER-LANGFORD | November 15, 2018
The information accumulated by doctors, pharmacists, and hospitals is stored in digital health systems and can provide a basis for decisions about care, authorize payment for those services, and, in its de-identified form, help inform greater policy decisions for the health-care system. But with technological evolution, it could also be used for commercial purposes in future, if privacy policies don’t keep up. U.S. Air Force photograph by Tech. Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.
Opinion | BY ABIGAIL CARTER-LANGFORD | November 15, 2018
Opinion | BY ABIGAIL CARTER-LANGFORD | November 15, 2018
The information accumulated by doctors, pharmacists, and hospitals is stored in digital health systems and can provide a basis for decisions about care, authorize payment for those services, and, in its de-identified form, help inform greater policy decisions for the health-care system. But with technological evolution, it could also be used for commercial purposes in future, if privacy policies don’t keep up. U.S. Air Force photograph by Tech. Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.
Opinion | BY ABIGAIL CARTER-LANGFORD | November 15, 2018
The information accumulated by doctors, pharmacists, and hospitals is stored in digital health systems and can provide a basis for decisions about care, authorize payment for those services, and, in its de-identified form, help inform greater policy decisions for the health-care system. But with technological evolution, it could also be used for commercial purposes in future, if privacy policies don’t keep up. U.S. Air Force photograph by Tech. Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.
Opinion | BY ABIGAIL CARTER-LANGFORD | November 15, 2018
Opinion | BY ABIGAIL CARTER-LANGFORD | November 15, 2018
The information accumulated by doctors, pharmacists, and hospitals is stored in digital health systems and can provide a basis for decisions about care, authorize payment for those services, and, in its de-identified form, help inform greater policy decisions for the health-care system. But with technological evolution, it could also be used for commercial purposes in future, if privacy policies don’t keep up. U.S. Air Force photograph by Tech. Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.