Amazon Alexa now using First Databank drug information to answer med questions by vlemon

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hive-175254 · @vlemon · Mar 6 '20

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Amazon Alexa now using First Databank drug information to answer med questions

### [Amazon Alexa now using First Databank drug information to answer med questions](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/amazon-alexa-now-using-first-databank-drug-information-answer-med-questions)

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* Amazon’s personal voice assistant Alexa can now answer simple questions about drugs and their side effects due to a partnership with drug and medical knowledge provider First Databank (FDB). 
* The initiative will leverage a customised subset of FDB’s clinical drug information, which is already used by healthcare professionals for more than 40 years. 
* Customers will be able to ask about a drug’s effects, side effects, precautions, and the drug’s class.

### Analysis and Comments
* **Amazon’s Alexa became HIPAA-compliant in April last year (i.e. met the standards for sensitive patient data protection set by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), which currently sets it apart from competitors Google and Microsoft – both of which are also actively competing to disrupt the health-tech market**. 
* This is one of a series of healthcare-related skills the company has since added to its cloud-based home assistant – usually through partnerships with health IT companies such as the above – which **shows that concerns from privacy advocates around the sensitive nature of medical data do not seem to be slowing the company (or its competitors) down**.
* In response to these concerns, Amazon said that Alexa users can review and delete their voice records alongside several other privacy controls. 





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@crypto.piotr · Mar 7 '20

Interesting choice of topic @vlemon

However I never trusted Alexa and I don't think I ever will.

@tipu curate

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@tipu · Mar 7 '20

<a href="https://tipu.online/curator?crypto.piotr" target="_blank">Upvoted  &#128076;</a> (Mana: 5/20 - <a href="https://steempeak.com/steem/@tipu/tipu-curate-project-update-recharging-curation-mana" target="_blank">need recharge</a>?)

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@vlemon · Mar 7 '20

Thank you for the curation and I would not trust them either ! 😂

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@lanzjoseg · Mar 7 '20

Hi @vlemon

I think this kind of advancement is good for cases that are somehow primary.

Well I think so, however it's a great help to have a medical response on hand in case of an emergency.

I think the problem would be how to do the consultation, to know if the answer is according to the consultation.


Saludos.

👍 vlemon

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@vlemon · Mar 7 '20

Indeed. But they are also improving on private datas which is important when it has to do with your health.

Thanks for passing by !

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@loak · Mar 7 '20

the amazon alexa is a product i have used and i was really impressed with the quality features it have,it is a good product that i enjoyed using and had an awesome experience with it....@vlemon thanks for sharing this info about the amazon alexa...

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@woko · Mar 7 '20

@vlemon technology have helped our society to create more advancement in every areas of our life and it has made life easier and helped so many businesses and careers to become more effective and more convenient...

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@vlemon · Mar 7 '20

That is the goal ! 
Thanks for passing by

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