A field test at Mount Sinai in New York is the first outing of this project.
What you need to know
Google is planning to provide up to 10, 000 Nest Cams to healthcare providers to aid the current response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With these Nest Cams, nurses and doctors will be able to check in on patients, supplementing in-person checks. This means there will be a reduction of physical contact, and therefore less of a need for personal protection equipment (PPE), which has fast become a scare resource.
Robbie Freeman, a registered nurse at Mount Sinai :
This system is said to be compliant with privacy regulations such as HIPAA, preserving patent data, as well as "other legal and regulatory requirements."
Aside from helping in the medical field, Google has also to support small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside Apple, the tech firm built up to help aid steps out of the current spate of global lockdowns. With both contact tracing and the Nest Cam solution, however, as a privacy concerned company due to the sensitive nature of both projects. It's not going to be an easy task, but one that should remain at the forefront of all such efforts.
What you need to know
- Google is working on providing 10, 000 Nest Cams to healthcare providers amid the COVID-19 crisis.
- The first provider to take advantage of this is Mount Sinai.
- Google says these Nest Cams are HIPAA compliant and will help save in PPE costs.
Google is planning to provide up to 10, 000 Nest Cams to healthcare providers to aid the current response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With these Nest Cams, nurses and doctors will be able to check in on patients, supplementing in-person checks. This means there will be a reduction of physical contact, and therefore less of a need for personal protection equipment (PPE), which has fast become a scare resource.
Robbie Freeman, a registered nurse at Mount Sinai :
This system is said to be compliant with privacy regulations such as HIPAA, preserving patent data, as well as "other legal and regulatory requirements."
Aside from helping in the medical field, Google has also to support small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside Apple, the tech firm built up to help aid steps out of the current spate of global lockdowns. With both contact tracing and the Nest Cam solution, however, as a privacy concerned company due to the sensitive nature of both projects. It's not going to be an easy task, but one that should remain at the forefront of all such efforts.