Re:Alphabet is spending billions to become a force in health...
by bluetrolliage on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @10:06AM
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This is nothing new. MSFT, Alphabet, AMZN, Oracle have all been making plays for years trying to get into the healthcare industry. It's a huge, bloated industry
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Re:Alphabet is spending billions to become a force in health...
by skywal_l on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @10:09AM
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This is also an heavily regulated industry in terms of patient data protection, software quality, part availability, etc. It will be interesting to see how big tech will deal with having an overbearing regulator breathing down their neck.
Re:Alphabet is spending billions to become a force in health...
by abrichr on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @11:09AM
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How so in terms of software quality?
Re:Alphabet is spending billions to become a force in health...
by h2odragon on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @11:26AM
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Form outside observation; their software is required to suck by itself, and rely on decade old versions of other software as well. That may not have been the intent of regulation but (as so often happens) appears to have been the outcome.
Re:Alphabet is spending billions to become a force in health...
by skywal_l on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @03:28PM
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The FDA have pretty strict standards in terms of project management. Of course it depends on the "class" of the medical device we are talking about. But if the software is used for diagnostics, you will need a whole battery of controls (test, documentation, processes, etc).