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    Amazon Alexa is now HIPAA-compliant. Tech giant says health data can now be accessed securely

    Amazon unveiled software that allows health care companies to build Alexa voice tools capable of securely transmitting private patient information.
    by Casey Ross Apr 04, 2019 2 minutes
    Source: ROBERT LEVER/AFP/Getty Images

    Amazon unveiled software on Thursday that allows health care companies to build Alexa voice tools capable of securely transmitting private patient information, a move that opens the door to a broad array of uses in homes and hospitals.

    The announcement was accompanied by the launch of six voice programs built by large health businesses ranging from Boston Children’s Hospital, to the insurance giant Cigna, to the digital

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