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Feds probe Google and Ascension over patient data sharing

The Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services told the Wall Street Journal Tuesday it is investigating the data-sharing relationship between Google and not-for-profit hospital system Ascension.

Why it matters: Per Axios health care business reporter Bob Herman, exchanging patients health information is legal under federal privacy law, and this data sharing is common, even when patients arent aware.

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