cross-posted from: https://lem.clinicians-exchange.org/post/24603
Signing away most all of your medical privacy rights in order to become a customer is way uncool and unacceptable:
To become an Amazon Clinic patient, first you sign away some privacy You agreed to what? The ‘HIPAA authorization’ for Amazon’s new low-cost clinic offers the tech giant more control over your health data. https://wapo.st/3p1uTJG -- Michael Reeder, LCPC Hygeia Counseling Services : Baltimore / Mt. Washington Village location #psychology #neurology #socialwork #psychiatry @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #mentalhealth #psychotherapists @[email protected] #pharmacy #medicationchecker #drugs #druginteractions #cookies #tracking #hacking #3rdpartytrackers #HIPAA #privacy #dataprivacy #webbeacons
I was hoping it’s a joke but nope, totally real: https://clinic.amazon.com/
I’m particularly concerned at how much of what they’re offering seems to be gynecology. That requires extra privacy not less
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Wow. I am not surprised as it seems Amazon and other mega-corporations are trying to get their hands into anything that could turn a profit by preying on consumer information. It is sad that American healthcare has come to this.