Fitbit is serious about making it easier for doctors and medical professionals to access important health data. The company announced a new partnership with Google to make this happen faster using Google's new Cloud Healthcare API. Fitbit will use the API to further integrate with the healthcare system and will also move to Google's Cloud Platform.
Google created the Cloud Healthcare API to provide a scalable infrastructure that makes it easier to manage different types of healthcare data from multiple sources. For Fitbit, the API could allow it to better connect user data to electronic medical records. This would make it easier for physicians to learn more about a patient and provide more personalized treatment by using the data collected by the patient's Fitbit device.
Fitbit's move to Google's Cloud Platform will help facilitate Fitbit's healthcare plans. Many Google Cloud products are already HIPAA-certified, and Google already knows how to meet the security and privacy needs of the healthcare industry. Instead of building its own platform in compliance with healthcare industry standards, Fitbit can use Google's platform, where the regulatory work has already been done.
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