A lawsuit has been filed in Illinois against Google, the University of Chicago Medical Center, and the university itself, over the sharing of identifiable patient records. The suit accuses the medical centre and Google of violating patient privacy. In a statement to Mashable, the hospital said it was "disappointed" by the lawsuit. The case highlights the difficulties of using EHR and AI to improve diagnosis.
A lawsuit has been filed in Illinois against Google, the University of Chicago Medical Center, and the university itself, over the sharing of identifiable patient records. The suit accuses the medical centre and Google of violating patient privacy. Unlike similar research that Google undertook with Stanford University and the University of California, San Francisco, the research with the Chicago medical centre included date stamps of when patients arrived and left the centre, in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the lawsuit claims. The case highlights the difficulties of using EHR and AI to improve diagnosis.