![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ® Update on February 24Ī spokesperson for Amazon has been in touch to say the e-shopping goliath and One Medical’s data remains separate, that Amazon does not have unrestricted access to One Medical patient health records, and that One Medical's data has not been merged in with the internet giant's other databases.Īmazon Pharmacy, Amazon Clinic, and One Medical are three separate HIPAA-covered business operations, we're told. In the meantime, keep an eye out for a terms of service update from Amazon or One Medical and be sure to give it a read. We asked DHHS to detail how it plans to address Amazon's use of One Medical data to market to customers and will update this story if we hear back. Amazon CEO accused of trampling labor laws with anti-union commentsĪmazon hasn't explained its future marketing intentions for One Medical other than with vague mentions of services such as pharmacy refill reminders, which we note the DHHS does not consider marketing.Up to 18,000 Amazon workers in firing line as it chops cost.Amazon convinces FCC it can avoid space junk chaos.Amazon mandates return to office for 300,000 corporate staff.It's not clear how disclosure rules would apply to Amazon and One Medical, as the combined entity owns all the data being used to market to its customers. HIPAA "requires an individual's written authorization before a use or disclosure of his or her protected health information can be made for marketing," DHHS said on its website. The dept considers marketing as anything that communicates a product or service and encourages the recipient to buy it, and it has strict rules about how personal medical data can be used to sell stuff. One obvious application for One Medical's data is marketing medical products and services, which is regulated by the USA's Department Of Health and Human Services (DHHS). ![]()
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