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

Health Populi

As more mobile app users — consumers, patients, and caregivers — use these handy digital health tools, much of the data we share can be re-identified and monetized by third parties well beyond those we believe we’re sharing with. Will Americans benefit from a U.S.-style style GDPR?

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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

Health Populi

APIs can enable “Data liberación,” a concept proposed by Todd Park when he worked in the Obama administration. Without securing patients’ personal health data leveraging APIs, those intimate details are highly hackable explained in All That we Let In , a report from Knight Ink and Appr0ov.

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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

VA was an early adopter of digital health tools and remains a leader within US health care in leveraging technology to enhance patient engagement. million veterans interacting with the site, including their personal health data, every month. VA is piloting a health chat feature as well. " Neil C.

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Digital self-management emerging as a new high growth HealthTech sub-sector in 2024

Lloyd Price

The growth of the digital self-management market is being driven by a number of factors, including the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, the rising demand for personalized healthcare, and the growing adoption of mobile health (mHealth) technologies. link] What exactly is Digital self-management?

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HealthTech EMEA Predictions 2024: Europe, Middle East and Africa

Lloyd Price

Here are some specific examples of HealthTech trends that we may see in Europe in 2024: The rise of mental health platforms: Mental health platforms provide users with access to a variety of resources, such as online therapy, self-help tools, and peer support communities.

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HealthTech Africa 2024

Lloyd Price

For example, some startups are developing wearable devices that can monitor patients' vital signs and send the data to healthcare providers. mHealth: mHealth solutions use mobile technology to deliver healthcare services and information. This is especially beneficial in rural areas where access to healthcare is limited.

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Health Privacy and Our Ambivalent Tech-Embrace – Lessons for Digital Health Innovators

Health Populi

This ambivalence will flavor how health citizens will adopt and adapt to the growing digitization of health care, and challenge the healthcare ecosystem’s assumption that patients and caregivers will universally, uniformly engage with medical tools and apps and technologies. Mental health nearly doubling to 25%.