Amazon adds Care Hub features to Alexa for US customers
A set of care features called the Care Hub are now available to Amazon Alexa customers in the US and are designed to help older people keep independence.
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Privacy organisation raises concerns over NHS and Amazon deal
The information could allow the multi-billion-pound tech company to make, advertise and sell their own products based on what it’s collected from the NHS.
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Wearable blood pressure cuff allows users to track hypertension at home
The wireless cuff is designed to be used in any location alongside an app, OMRONConnect, where users can store their data.
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Davey Winder: Hey Alexa, what’s the problem with your health advice NHS collaboration?
Our cybersecurity columnist Davey Winder delves beyond the media headlines regarding data privacy after the NHS announced a partnership with Amazon.
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Hear My Record links medical record to Alexa at Hack Day
The team wanted to build on electronic medical records by making them easier to access through Alexa, including test results and booking appointments.
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NHSX CDO tries to quell alarm bells over Alexa partnership
Tara Donnelly confirmed that no patient will be shared with Amazon following an initiative to make healthcare data accessible via Amazon Alexa.
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Amazon Alexa partnership puts patient data ‘at risk’
A lack of detail about how patient data will be used and stored makes the deal appear like a “crazy PR stunt”, according to Phil Booth of medConfidential.
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Alexa will see you now: NHS partners with Amazon
Amazon’s algorithms trawl information on NHS websites to provide answers to questions like: “How do I treat a migraine?” or “What are the symptoms of flu?”.
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Amazon Alexa now compliant with US healthcare data privacy rules
As part of the news, Amazon also announced number of partnerships which include enabling patients to reorder prescriptions and get updates from hospitals.
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Industry news in brief
This month’s industry news in brief features news that OMRON Healthcare has partnered up with Amazon Alexa in the UK to help people monitor blood pressure.
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