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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Baseline Health Study: Wellbeing and Activity Trends During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Participants in the Baseline Health Study participated in a health logging mission to get insights on wellbeing and activity levels evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. See infographics below:

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Baseline COVID-19 Testing Program Now Available to Teens Ages 13 and Older

California Consumer Privacy ActHIPAA Security RuleFrequently Asked QuestionsQ: Why expand testing to teens now?Q: How do you protect the privacy of teens?California Consumer Privacy ActHIPAA Security Ruleprivacy policyQ: Will teens receive any communications from Verily?Q: Will adults need to accompany teens to be tested?Q: Do teens require their own Google Account in order to be tested?Q: Where will the test results be delivered?

Friday, October 16, 2020

How do Project Baseline researchers use participant survey data?

Why is it important and valuable to get self-reported data from participants for research?

What were some of the challenges associated with surveying people before?Research Goes Red,

What’s the process for creating a scientific survey? How do you ensure the results are valid enough to draw conclusions for research?
Can you give an example of scientifically interesting insights or research we’ve gleaned from scientific surveys? Baseline COVID-19 Research Project

webinar specifically focused on coping strategiesWhy is it important to return data from research? To learn more about participating in research through Project Baseline — including our COVID-19 focused efforts — visit projectbaseline.com.

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Verily’s Baseline Platform: Investing in Security and Privacy

The Public Health Crisissmarter COVID-19 testingVerily’s BaselineBaseline platformFourth Industrial RevolutionPrivacy and Data MinimizationVerily’s privacy commitments

FDA: The Baseline platform is Part 11 compliant, a key component of privacy and security in dealing with sensitive research data regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.

ISO 27001: The Baseline platform is ISO 27001 certified to ensure compliance with leading security standards.

CCPA: The Baseline platform supports compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which enhances privacy rights and consumer protections. Verily is applying the protections of CCPA across our operation of the Baseline COVID-19 Program.

HIPAA: The Baseline platform supports HIPAA compliance, depending on partner needs. With regard to the Baseline COVID-19 Program, Verily is not acting as a covered entity or business associate within the context of HIPAA. Verily employs security controls that map to the HIPAA Security Rule (for more, please see the HIPAA Security Rule Crosswalk to NIST Cybersecurity Framework). Verily strives to go above and beyond the requirements of individual regulatory frameworks to appropriately safeguard user information and to help in this public health emergency.

Authentication with Google AccountsData Security:
Proven Solution:two-factor authenticationfraud/bot detectionphishing protectionThe Future

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Developing smarter COVID-19 testing to inform public health

community-based COVID-19 testing programcurrently lackingCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCommunity Based Testing GuideWhy We Need Data for Public Healthpopulations of greatest concernaccording to a March 31 report
served California well- Robert M. Califf, MD, MACC, Head of Clinical Policy and Strategy for Verily and Google Health

Monday, March 30, 2020

The Baseline COVID-19 Program releases guide for establishing community testing sites with input from California public health authorities

The COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Program Guide

Launching sites within a one-week timeframe

Optimizing site operations for more efficient testing, while maintaining safety

Creating a more automated, integrated process that spans dynamic screening that can be adjusted based on the latest epidemiology, scheduling, testing, and delivery of results

@verilylifesciBased on data collected as of 3/28/20

Friday, March 27, 2020

Go behind the scenes of the Baseline COVID-19 testing program

video to show how testing works.

Here are the steps involved in the program:1. Take an online screenerscreener2. Get an appointment 3. Take the test 4. The resultsprojectbaseline.com/studies/covid-19/

Monday, March 23, 2020

California opens two new community-based COVID-19 testing sites in collaboration with Verily’s Project Baseline and with federal support

Baseline COVID-19 Program

Sample collection at a drive through California community-based testing site with support from Project Baseline.Testing site design and flow

An incident command system oversees testing site operations. Each testing site consists of a command center for quick decision-making, and “hot zones,” accessible to testing personnel in personal protective equipment (PPE) for sample collection.

Hot zones are accessible only to a streamlined set of healthcare workers to minimize risk and to help conserve personal protective equipment.

Testing site layouts are designed to align with social distancing measures, limiting areas where multiple individuals can congregate.

The focus is on establishing drive-through testing sites, as that framework should reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Sample collection has been adapted to work for multiple scenarios, including individual drivers seeking testing, drivers bringing loved ones for testing, and instances where both drivers and passengers are getting tested.

Foundational processes

Managing capacity at the testing sites is critical to balancing the need for efficiently testing the appropriate people and optimizing precious PPE resources while avoiding overcrowding — which can increase risk of contagion. We have a dedicated analytics team monitoring the time required to gather samples and other important testing site metrics to optimize scheduling, and these insights will be included in our report.

Our goal is to automate as much of the workflow possible. Often, placing orders for lab testing is a manual process. Direct integration between the Baseline platform’s software and test ordering systems helps get people tested more quickly.

Incorporating global best practices

Countries like South Korea are establishing sound procedures that we are working to integrate into our operations, such as temperature checks for on-site personnel as another safety measure in addition to social distancing and PPE.

Thermo Fisher ScientificBecton DickinsonPWNHealthHawthorne EffectElligoQuest DiagnosticsBaseline COVID-19 Program@VerilyLifeSci

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Baseline COVID-19 Pilot Program shares early screening and testing progress

Site personnel in personal protective equipment (PPE) direct individuals to mobile testing site.

Baseline COVID-19 Pilot Program— Pop-up testing sites
Online triage toolprojectbaseline.com/studies/covid-19/Note, statistics are based on data collected as of Wednesday, March 17, 2020.

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

The Project Baseline COVID-19 Program: Responding to a health crisis

The Baseline COVID-19 Pilot Program

Verily and Alphabet volunteers with local and county authorities at a site meeting in San Mateo.

FAQWhy does the program require consent/authorization?What are you collecting and who has access to the information I provide?Why do I need to link to a Google Account?Does authorizing data collection for COVID-19 screening program give Verily consent to link my data to my Google Account?How are you protecting my data?

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Verily, in collaboration with the California Governor’s office, federal, state and local public health authorities, will launch pilot intended to expand access to COVID-19 risk screening and testing for high risk individuals at Bay Area locations

COVID-19projectbaseline.com/covid19severeWhat is Project Baseline?
What is Verily?Will this affect my insurance or medical services?
How will you protect my privacy?
Will my information be used for advertising?
This post was updated on Monday, March 16, 2020, at 4 PM PT.

Monday, February 24, 2020

Addressing the biggest health threat to American women through research and representation

six times as many lives as breast cancer10 times more likely

are not as effective in womenonly 27% of the pooled population3.2% of womenResearch Goes Redwebsite

Posted by Tina Karimi, Contributing Editor, Verily

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Project Baseline participant wins election to City Council

Posted by Tina Karimi, Contributing Editor, Verily