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Our Mobile Health Data: Shared, Identifiable, and Privacy-Deprived

Health Populi

In the company’s privacy policy Google reports data sharing partnerships with Nielsen, comScore, Kanta and RN SSI Group. Beyond Google (Alphabet), the authors identify Facebook and Verizon Communications as “having received monopoly positions within the mobile ecosystem.” Will Americans benefit from a U.S.-style

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The future of the waiting room, and how telemedicine and mobile health could change it

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

David Berg, cofounder and chairman of the board of Redirect Health, a primary care national healthcare organization featuring telemedicine and mobile health, believes the healthcare industry should reduce unnecessary inconveniences – such as extensive travel or wait times – from the healthcare experience.

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Study: Smartphone app effective in treating serious mental illness

Mobi Health News

A recent study published by Psychiatric Services found that mobile health interventions were as effective in treating patients with serious mental illness compared to an in-person group therapy.

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iTriage, an early mobile health success, shuts down as Aetna preps for new flagship app

Mobi Health News

Aetna's iTriage, a symptom checker app that was one of the earliest successful exits in the digital health space, has officially disappeared from the app store after being "sunsetted" to make room for a new, upcoming app called Aetna Health, MobiHealthNews has learned.

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A Profile of Health Consumer-Generations’ Use of Digital Health – Rock Health Takes Us Through the Ages

Health Populi

The youngest cohort of health citizens, Gen Z, are Wellness Explorers, Rock Health coins, most owning a wearable or connected device and two-thirds tracking at least one health metric that way — menstruation ranking first, followed by weight and physical activity.

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Envisioning the delivery of true primary care telehealth

KevinMD

Before the pandemic, telehealth seemed to be a way to deliver urgent care for acute issues to a select group of tech-savvy patients. Almost overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic has completely disrupted how we deliver primary care to patients. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.

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H.I.G. Growth Partners Completes Acquisition of Mobile Health

Digital Health Global

Capital, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Mobile Health Consumer, Inc. Mobile Health” or the “Company”), an end-to-end digital health, wellness, and virtual care SaaS platform. This results in lower health risks for employees and reduced costs for employers.