Google strikes deal with hospital chain to use patient data for healthcare algorithms

Published May 26, 2021 12:00am ET



Google struck a deal with national hospital chain HCA Healthcare to use its patient data to develop algorithms that could guide doctors’ medical decisions, increasing the tech giant’s foothold in the healthcare sector.

HCA, which operates 181 hospitals and more than 2,000 healthcare sites in 21 states, would give Google anonymized data from patient health records and digitally connected medical devices under a multiyear contract, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

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