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The Digital Consumer, Increasingly Connected to Health Devices; Parks Associates Kicking Off #CES2021

Health Populi

Privacy literacy, understanding HIPAA and the importance of personal health data security and control; and, of course, Foundational literacy – the reading, writing, and arithmetic basics that form traditional definitions of “literacy.”

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Magellan Health uses smartphone-based AI tech to help Hep C patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For example, to help overcome the challenges it faced with directly observed therapy, the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services turned to a healthcare technology from Baltimore-based emocha Mobile Health. They have access to two-way, HIPAA-secure messaging to communicate with their healthcare provider.

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Bonus Features – December 18, 2022 – Half of Americans avoiding hospitals due to staffing shortages, 62% of patients don’t trust health plan info when searching for providers, and much more

Healthcare IT Today

The Federal Trade Commission released an updated Mobile Health Apps Tool created with input from ONC, OCR, and the FDA. Quantum Health released research showing its care navigation tool for employers limited healthcare cost increase to less than 1% from 2016 to 2019, compared to nearly 25% for all other companies.

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How the Centers for Medicare Services Supports and Regulates Remote Patient Monitoring Services

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Healthcare providers must implement appropriate safeguards, such as encryption, access controls, and data encryption, to safeguard patient data and comply with federal privacy laws, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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FDA and Digital Health Regulation

Health Blawg

Of course, one would hope that consumer protection regulators would step in to keep a lid on the quackery that is sometimes offered in those categories. Comments Digital health figures in FDA's 2018 strategic roadmap. These could include “general wellness” apps addressing things like: weight management. physical fitness.

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FDA and Digital Health Regulation

Health Blawg

Of course, one would hope that consumer protection regulators would step in to keep a lid on the quackery that is sometimes offered in those categories. Comments Digital health figures in FDA's 2018 strategic roadmap. These could include “general wellness” apps addressing things like: weight management. physical fitness.

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FDA and Digital Health Regulation

Health Blawg

Of course, one would hope that consumer protection regulators would step in to keep a lid on the quackery that is sometimes offered in those categories. Comments Digital health figures in FDA's 2018 strategic roadmap. These could include “general wellness” apps addressing things like: weight management. physical fitness.