Google announces Helpouts

Is there any rhyme&#x2F;reason to the title change? I&#x27;m interested in the discussion specifically related to how Helpouts will impact telemedicine, and healthIT culture, particularly as Google moves to federal licensure.<p>This is a huge game changer for the health innovation community.<p>And for those who don&#x27;t think so, Google, Amazon and the like have been quietly rolling out new BAA to fall in step with fresh HIPAA omnibus requirements.<p>Edit: <a href="http://www.emrandhipaa.com/emr-and-hipaa/2013/06/19/amazon-aws-will-sign-hipaa-business-associate-agreement/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.emrandhipaa.com&#x2F;emr-and-hipaa&#x2F;2013&#x2F;06&#x2F;19&#x2F;amazon-a...</a>

What does HIPAA compliance in that setup mean? That any physician can discuss your disease with someone else? I am not a deep expert in HIPAA but I can hardly believe that this would be compliant, even if the name of the patient isn&#x27;t disclosed.<p>I would be pretty upset if my physician discusses my diseases using Google.

A fax machine can be HIPAA compliant, with your personal info just sitting in the output tray for anyone to take.<p>(and that is how many doctors transfer your info around)<p>HIPAA doesn&#x27;t mean anything in reality, it is just a false sense of security.