Hospitals Give Tech Giants Access to Detailed Medical Records

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Hospitals have granted Microsoft Corp., International Business Machines Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. the ability to access identifiable patient information under deals to crunch millions of health records, the latest examples of hospitals’ growing influence in the data economy. This breadth of access wasn’t always spelled out by hospitals and tech giants when the deals were… Continue reading Hospitals Give Tech Giants Access to Detailed Medical Records

New Year Brings New Regulations for California Businesses

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California ushered in a host of laws Wednesday—the first day of the year—that will mean major changes for consumers, workers and businesses. Passed by a Democratic legislature and governor, the laws include first-of-their-kind consumer-privacy protections, a change in the way employers classify independent contractors and a cap on rent increases in a state grappling with… Continue reading New Year Brings New Regulations for California Businesses