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The Pace of Tech-Adoption Grows Among Older Americans, AARP Finds – But Privacy Concerns May Limit Adoption

Health Populi

Under the current privacy regime of HIPAA for healthcare, indeed, we are. “HIPAA, as passed in 1996 and amended in 2009 through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, defines privacy through a sectoral lens. legislators can get on the same privacy page.

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HIMSS 2019: The Mainstreaming of Health IT, from Jim Cramer to Opioid Risk Scores

Health Populi

With this growing demand on the provider side, it will be critical for providers – who currently enjoy a trusted relationship as patient data steward – to ensure consumers understand how their personal data is being used, and what rights people have over their data. The fact is that HIPAA may not cover all of these data flows.

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

In the first strategic partnership for Healthcare NExT, Microsoft worked with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to develop digital services intended to reduce drudgery for physicians and improve patientsexperiences. Since it raised its first fund in 2009, it has backed nearly 60 health-related enterprises.