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My Health, My Data – Thinking Consumers, Privacy and Self-Care at HIMSS 2023

Health Populi

” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. The Act defines “consumers” as people residing in Washington state as well as people whose health data is collected in Washington and those identified through quote, “unique identifiers.”

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E&T: Health apps frequently neglect privacy of users, study finds

mHealth Insight

20 per cent of the apps did not refer users to a privacy policy or failed to do so in the language of the app. Until the app stores start enforcing standards Privacy Policies are meaningless: no one is reading them and they’re for the most part just providing a smoke cloud of false reassurance for Patients.

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Are Exclusive Insurance Contracts Consumer Abuse?

Insulin Nation

Instead, he ran straight for the kitchen and began chugging root beers and feverishly eating cookies to offset the flood of insulin now coursing through his veins. He spent hours on the phone with UHC looking for an explanation for this policy but never got one. Not surprisingly, this appeal ended in denial. Don’t get discouraged.

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mHealth13: Lots Going On, But Few New Developments

Chilmark Research

As such, regulation aimed at protecting consumers generated much buzz at this year’s summit, with over half a dozen sessions involving some aspect of FDA regulation and still others geared towards privacy, security, BYOD policy, etc. 23andMe’s recent shaming by the FDA was a harsh reminder that regulation is serious business.

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