Belmont Health Law Journal
Abstract
This note will address the issues that will inevitably arise as this convergence of tech and healthcare continue. Part I will discuss a few of the current laws and regulations that seek to protect personal health records in the United States’ and Europe, specifically in comparing the United States Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act (“HIPAA”) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”) with the European Union’s much broader response to data privacy concerns via the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). To follow, Part II will introduce three of the tech giants– Apple, Amazon, and Google–to give a glimpse into their individual visions to tackle healthcare’s most vexing problems while presenting how these companies will test the current legal framework of medical data privacy. Lastly, Part III will provide initial thoughts to restructure the current legal framework for private health information in the United States similarly to that of the European Union in order to protect an individual while also seeking to not stifle big tech’s health innovation, but to enable it.
Recommended Citation
Brewer, Clay
(2020)
"Student Note: Help Us, Help You: Big Tech and The Future of Personal Health Records,"
Belmont Health Law Journal: Vol. 3, Article 4.
Available at:
https://repository.belmont.edu/healthlaw/vol3/iss1/4