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“Seeing Is Not Believing:” Consumers Concerned About the Accuracy of Online Health Information

Health Populi

“Seeing is not believing” when it comes to people seeing health information on social networks. Four in five people seeking healthcare information online in social media are concerned about the accuracy of that information served up. patient organizations, online patient forums, and pharmaceutical companies?

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – December 18, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

Here’s a quick look at some of the health IT jobs we found: OCHIN and Epic Ambulatory Analyst – Stoltenberg Consulting Chief Medical Officer (CMO) & Co-Founder – Fractional – Sybil Health Director Health Information Management – Riverside Healthcare Privacy Consultant – Health Care Service Corporation Consulting (..)

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RadiusXR and Glaukos Corporation Announce a New Collaboration With Topcon Healthcare, Inc. and the Launch of Inspire®: A Next-Generation Visual Field Solution

Digital Health Global

By intelligently combining data from the new Inspire wearable vision testing platform with our robotic diagnostics on the Harmony digital health information platform, we are furthering our Healthcare from the Eye initiative with a truly dynamic digital healthcare ecosystem. For more information, visit www.radiusxr.com.

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The Digital Health Consumer According to Rock Health

Health Populi

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.

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The Reluctance of Consumers to Share Personal Information – The Challenge of Data for Health “Blurring”

Health Populi

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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Listen Up, Healthcare: Hear The Patient’s Voice!

Health Populi

WEGO Health’s new report on the state of patient social networks found that patients are indeed socially-sharing personal health information with each other — but getting savvier about it with respect to managing privacy. Fifty-five percent of patient influencers said that privacy concerns have not changed their use of Facebook.

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Direct-to-patient platform uses AI to find gaps in care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

However, while DTP technology could empower patients to advocate for the best possible treatment options, members of Congress and others are concerned about the potential conflict of interest for pharmaceutical companies offering direct sales. Lawmakers recently asked pharmaceutical companies questions about their tapping into virtual care.