Big tech’s involvement in healthcare data management is under scrutiny due to concerns about data breaches and potential for scams. UnitedHealthcare and Google have faced challenges in protecting sensitive personal health data, despite the potential transformative potential of digitizing this data using technologies like AI and cloud platforms. The issue is complicated further by the systemic problems within the US healthcare system, which has a record of prioritizing profits over patients’ security.
The True Cost of Focusing on Cost Instead of Cost-Effectiveness
When payors consider only the cost of the medication and not the cost and risk to the patient, doctor, and healthcare system, the irony is
