Google seems to be correct that the partnership doesn't violate HIPAA .
Ascension is not paying Google for these services, the Journal wrote, but Google's work with Ascension could lead to profitable ventures.
Fitbit devices are used for health tracking, among other things, and Google wants to use Fitbit to bolster its existing Wear OS platform.
But Google's privacy promise should mean that it won't combine any patient data from Ascension with the data it gathers from Fitbit, Wear OS, Google search, Gmail, Google Docs, Chrome, or any of the other consumer services it provides.
Google said it is providing its standard G Suite productivity tools to Ascension and that it's doing custom work for the company.
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