U.S. Health Care in 2025 Requires Scenario Planning: The Uncertainties That Inspire DIY Healthcare
Health Populi
APRIL 14, 2025
“Cycle 3 isn’t just a change in health care,” Deloitte explains in the report. “It’s a change in how we live.”
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The Digital Health Consumer According to Rock Health
Health Populi
AUGUST 27, 2018
Looking for health information online is just part of being a normal, mainstream health consumer, according to the third Rock Health Digital Health Consumer Adoption Survey published this week. adults were online health information hunters. By 2017, 8 in 10 U.S. In the meantime, in the U.S.,
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Meta Faces Legal Firestorm As Hospitals Cite Its Pixel Tool In Health Data Breaches
Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Two health systems have become the latest healthcare organizations to name a web tracking tool created by Meta (formerly Facebook) as responsible for their data breach. This comes as the social media giant faces a growing number of lawsuits alleging that the tool improperly collects and sells sensitive patient health information.
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While Virtual Care is “Table Stakes” in Health Care, Consumers Are Growing More Protective About Data-Sharing
Health Populi
MARCH 18, 2024
health care delivery landscape, patients-as-health care consumers are becoming more savvy and discriminating based on their “maturity” and exposure to various flavors of telehealth. We first note overall that fewer patients, year on year 2021-2023, seem willing to share data with ANY entity.
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The Reluctance of Consumers to Share Personal Information – The Challenge of Data for Health “Blurring”
Health Populi
JANUARY 27, 2022
For some historical context, the authors (all affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania [medical school or Wharton (business school)] start with HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act which served up privacy protections based on the health information technology of the time.
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Despite Greater Digital Health Engagement, Americans Have Worse Health and Financial Outcomes Than Other Nations’ Health Citizens
Health Populi
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Some of the key behaviors Deloitte gauged to measure health care consumerism were, Increasing use of technology and willingness to share personal health information. Interest in and use of virtual care/telehealth. Levels of self-efficacy and prevention. Use of tools for prescription drugs and self-care.
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Americans’ Trust in U.S. Healthcare Lags Tech — and Women Are Particularly Cynical
Health Populi
APRIL 24, 2019
Pharmaceuticals garner the lowest score at 57, compared with biotech and life sciences at 64. ” In addition, there is a growing risk of cybersecurity hacks of patients’ personal health information, with stories reaching local news media on a regular basis. Edelman identified three practices that would help U.S.
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COVID-19: Lessons from Thailand’s BIDI & Samitivej Group of Hospitals
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JUNE 21, 2020
With limited knowledge and information about COVID-19, the initial challenges in handling the rising number of COVID-19 include: Clinical practice guidelines that were changing frequently. ” Looking at the WHO ITU e-Health governance, standards and interoperability are the fundamentals of applications and services.
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Facebook (Meta) Sued Over Data Privacy Practices in Healthcare With Meta Pixel
Telebehavioral Health Institute
AUGUST 10, 2022
Jane Doe, a patient at UCSF Medical Center and Dignity Health Medical Foundation, has filed a lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company in relation to its health data privacy practices. More About Facebook’s Meta Lawsuit & Data Privacy in Healthcare.
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DirectTrust and EHNAC Announce Merger Agreement
Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
DirectTrust is a non-profit healthcare industry alliance created to support secure, identity-verified electronic exchanges of protected health information. EHNAC is a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body for organizations that electronically exchange healthcare data. To learn more, visit: [link].
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Language Barriers: Protecting Your Organization From A Hidden HIPAA Threat
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
The following is a guest article by Bill Young, Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at SYSTRAN Keeping patient data confidential and secure remains a major healthcare challenge today, more than 25 years after the introduction of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act or HIPAA.
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Federal Trade Commission Gets Involved in GoodRx Telehealth Company Crackdown
Telebehavioral Health Institute
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The legal action is one of what is likely to be an increasing number of fines issued to telehealth companies profiting from sharing consumers’ health data with advertisers, among other infractions. Under its health Breach Notification, the FTC took enforcement action, imposing a $1.5 million civil penalty against GoodRx.
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Health informatics and why participatory healthcare is key to its future
Society for Participatory Medicine
APRIL 9, 2020
Health Informatics (HI) is a relatively new, interdisciplinary field. HI (also called Health Information Systems) uses information technology to organize and analyze health records to improve healthcare outcomes. Tools include medical terminology, information and communication systems, and computer technology.
B2C2B models gaining traction in HealthTech
Lloyd Price
JANUARY 20, 2025
Data Privacy and Security: Ensuring the privacy and security of consumer data is crucial, especially when dealing with sensitive health information. They initially focused on direct-to-consumer sales, offering insights into ancestry, health predispositions, and carrier status. to predict future health risks.
A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare
Health Blawg
JANUARY 30, 2018
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and the road to our digital health utopia of seamless data interoperability and transparency is littered with rusted hulks of other really great ideas. These didn’t really exist in the days of Google Health, but the Argonaut Project and other initiatives have laid the table.
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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 6, 2020
Biofourmis’ digital therapeutics are used for RPM across three primary healthcare stakeholder groups: health systems, payers and pharmaceutical companies. Typically, the health systems and payers work together in a value-based care arrangement that involves shared risk and reward.
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New Blockchain ledger will let US residents sell personal Healthcare data
Lloyd Price
SEPTEMBER 9, 2018
IBM and a start-up have launched a blockchain-based app that lets patients eventually sell anonymized data to pharmaceutical companies, researchers and others while retaining greater control over privacy. Karlin is formerly the head of clinical, informatics and regulatory strategy at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. Hu-manity.co
Biomedical Knowledge Must Be Mobilized to Save Lives, Not Privatized in the “Last Mile”
Society for Participatory Medicine
AUGUST 5, 2018
Last week, Facebook’s unprecedented stock price collapse triggered by concerns over personal data privacy, as well as same-day commentary regarding GlaxoSmithKline’s investment in 23andMe to gain access to its customers’ genomic data, reignited a national dialogue vis-à-vis our rights to our data, especially our health data.
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Why is Amazon failing in Healthcare?
Lloyd Price
APRIL 30, 2023
This acquisition aimed to enhance Amazon's presence in the pharmaceutical space. Alexa can provide health information, schedule appointments, and connect users to healthcare providers through voice commands. The device collects a significant amount of personal health data, which raises privacy concerns among users.
Virtual Care – negotiating barriers to adoption offers glimpses of an exciting future
Lloyd Price
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Transforming healthcare A report from the London School of Economics, The Role of Virtual Health Care and the Pharmaceutical Sector in Improving Population Health , published in 2021, forecast that the pharmaceutical industry would be a core player in all aspects from population health management to preventive and therapeutic care.
Bonus Features – March 12, 2023 – 87% of docs used telemedicine in 2021, 65% of healthcare orgs collect more trivial data once they adopt the cloud, and more
Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 12, 2023
News Three Democratic Senators have introduced legislation to expand protections for Americans’ personal health data privacy. Partnerships Health information network Health Gorilla has partnered with CLEAR to launch an identity verification platform that lets patients access their PHI. from December to January).
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HealthTech Africa 2024
Lloyd Price
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI): AI is being used to develop a variety of healthtech solutions in Africa, including AI-powered diagnostic tools and AI-powered chatbots that can provide patients with health information and advice. mHealth: mHealth solutions use mobile technology to deliver healthcare services and information.
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Asaya and medical cannabis care in the era of personalised medicine
Lloyd Price
MAY 18, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted widespread use of real-world data (1). Desperate for medical insights without delay, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and government agencies turned to health information captured through real-world data sources.
A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare
Health Blawg
JANUARY 30, 2018
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and the road to our digital health utopia of seamless data interoperability and transparency is littered with rusted hulks of other really great ideas. These didn’t really exist in the days of Google Health, but the Argonaut Project and other initiatives have laid the table.
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A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare
Health Blawg
JANUARY 30, 2018
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and the road to our digital health utopia of seamless data interoperability and transparency is littered with rusted hulks of other really great ideas. These didn’t really exist in the days of Google Health, but the Argonaut Project and other initiatives have laid the table.
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A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare
Health Blawg
JANUARY 30, 2018
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and the road to our digital health utopia of seamless data interoperability and transparency is littered with rusted hulks of other really great ideas. These didn’t really exist in the days of Google Health, but the Argonaut Project and other initiatives have laid the table.
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A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare
Health Blawg
JANUARY 30, 2018
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and the road to our digital health utopia of seamless data interoperability and transparency is littered with rusted hulks of other really great ideas. These didn’t really exist in the days of Google Health, but the Argonaut Project and other initiatives have laid the table.
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A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare
Health Blawg
JANUARY 30, 2018
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and the road to our digital health utopia of seamless data interoperability and transparency is littered with rusted hulks of other really great ideas. These didn’t really exist in the days of Google Health, but the Argonaut Project and other initiatives have laid the table.
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A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare
Health Blawg
JANUARY 30, 2018
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and the road to our digital health utopia of seamless data interoperability and transparency is littered with rusted hulks of other really great ideas. These didn’t really exist in the days of Google Health, but the Argonaut Project and other initiatives have laid the table.
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Health Equity: Searching for a New Angle
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 10, 2023
One example that holds immense potential to advance health equity is the utility of remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions – which entails the use of technology to remotely collect and transmit physiologic and nonphysiologic health data from patients to healthcare providers, in between in-person care.
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By 2020, 1-in-5 Healthcare organisations will adopt Blockchain says new IDC report
Lloyd Price
AUGUST 6, 2018
In essence, blockchain could help reshape healthcare interoperability by serving as a next-generation middleware that couples health data with decentralized, distributed, and immutable qualities, according to a new report by IDC Health Insights. "Still, there is some information blocking if they can get away with it."
2018 Year in Review: The Year’s Biggest Remote Care News & Developments
care innovations
JANUARY 2, 2019
Specifically, the new code allows providers to bill the CMS for time spent collecting and interpreting remotely generated health data. January: Unbundled CMS Code Increases Remote Care Reimbursement. Read more here. June: Roche Joins Intel & iSeed as Care Innovations Investors.
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The U.S. BIOSECURE Act Misses the Urgent Need to Secure DNA Data
Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Undeniably, the Chinese government poses a broad and growing threat to critical infrastructure , which includes healthcare and the public health sector, and the sensitive data of American citizens. Once it is exposed, this personal biological information remains vulnerable forever.
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Healthcare Generative AI and Data – 2024 Health IT Predictions
Healthcare IT Today
JANUARY 11, 2024
Brian Laberge, Solutions Engineer, Health Language at Wolters Kluwer Health Readying health data for AI prime time. Health organizations are making it a strategic priority to extract more value from the volumes of data they’re moving to the cloud. One big health data target in 2024?
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4 Ways Remote Patient Monitoring Improve Medication Adherence In Chronic Heart Failure Patients
DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring
MARCH 29, 2022
Health gadgets such as blood pressure monitors, health implants, biosensors, and other modern healthcare monitoring tools will automatically collect patient health data remotely, making it easier for clinicians to understand the patient’s status. The use of RPM can augment all these problems.
10 Key Medtech Themes for 2023
Henry Kotula
JANUARY 3, 2023
In response to heightened consumer demand for tech-enabled care, pharmaceutical and medtech companies are collaborating to use digital technologies to engage with consumers, unlocking a vast range of treatments such as personalized medicine. Growing importance of data privacy and security. More active engagement with FDA/EMA/MHRA.
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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare
Lloyd Price
OCTOBER 16, 2018
Embedded in Apple’s Health app, the new feature will bring together medical data from participating hospitals and clinics, as well as from the iPhone itself, giving millions of Americans direct digital control of their own health information for the first time.
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Emerging trends in the European HealthTech M&A market 2023
Lloyd Price
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
This growth is expected to create opportunities for M&A activity, as pharmaceutical companies look to acquire smaller, innovative biotech companies. Wearable devices: This includes companies that develop and sell wearable devices that track health data, such as fitness trackers and smartwatches.
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Melinda Gates: This is not a once-in-a-century pandemic.
Henry Kotula
APRIL 21, 2020
” Pharmaceutical companies are coming together already to say, “How do we build up the manufacturing capacity so it’s there when we get a vaccine and we can basically just run it through the manufacturing process? Am I willing to share my health data so that you know if I got it?
Access to Abortion Pills via Telehealth Abortion Services
Telebehavioral Health Institute
JULY 11, 2023
Whether you view the controversy surrounding abortion as a legal issue, a religious issue, a gender issue, a pharmaceutical issue, or a human rights issue, most people have clear, if not opposing, opinions. That policy was made permanent in 2021.
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Access to Abortion Pills via Telehealth Abortion Services
Telebehavioral Health Institute
APRIL 20, 2023
Whether you view the controversy surrounding abortion as a legal issue, a religious issue, a gender issue, a pharmaceutical issue, or a human rights issue, most people have clear, if not opposing, opinions. That policy was made permanent in 2021.
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