Amazon’s Alexa now has HIPAA-compliant features

Amazon's smart speaker Alexa now allows for HIPAA-compliant healthcare uses, the online retail giant said. Through the Alexa Skills Kit, covered entities and business associates can build skills that transmit and receive protected health information through an invitation-only program.

Six companies taking part in the program launched their skills, including Atrium Health, Cigna, Express Scripts, Providence St. Joseph Health, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Livongo.

The new abilities include allowing patients to receive updates from care teams, schedule a same-day appointment, find an urgent care center, check the status of a prescription, and hear their latest blood sugar reading.

Source: HealthcareDrive