The company is pushing back a promotional campaign three weeks to get past the news.
that Amazon Clinic requires patients to sign a release giving the company “complete” access to their health information.
Sharing data among trusted providers is routine — and a goal of the health industry to promote better care — but lawmakers are concerned about protecting patient information as more of it goes online, data brokers sell it, and hackers try to steal it. The senators also want Amazon to provide a sample-contract with third-party providers that give care to Amazon Clinic enrollees, and to explain if it shares data with law enforcement.
In a joint statement, the two senators said Friday they hoped the delay “is a sign that Amazon has taken our concerns about data collection and use practices seriously.”An Amazon spokesperson previously said that the company complies with HIPAA and “all other applicable laws and regulations” and that it shares data with health providers treating patients to ensure the customers are properly cared for.
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