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Butler Snow LLP

Empowering Healthcare with AI and Wearables: Smarter Data, Better Care … Or Not

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The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare information management is an unpredictable journey, both thrilling and daunting, akin to the wild west. Healthcare accounts for over 30% of the world’s data...more

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Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1B

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Wearable fitness products company Fitbit Inc. announced Friday it entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by Alphabet Inc.-owned Google for $7.35 per share in cash, valuing the company at approximately $2.1 billion....more

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Experts cite employee wellness programs as area of data privacy concern

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In an effort to curb rising healthcare costs, many employers have introduced wellness programs, which use assessments and motivators to improve employee health. Such programs collect information from various sources including...more

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Fitbit Agrees to Sign Business Associate Agreements and Take on HIPAA Compliance

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Is your Fitbit data covered by HIPAA? It depends upon where you got it (kind of). If you go to the store and pick up a Fitbit on your own, the data it generates is governed by the user agreement that you click through...more

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An Apple A Day Keeps Employers Awake

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Bloomberg just reported last week that the Apple Watch “is eroding demand for traditional timepieces.” That’s not just a bad sign for watch retailers, but for employers who continue to have to keep up with the ever-shrinking...more

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