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UK Biobank enables medical research worldwide through vast database powered by AWS

Digital Leaders HealthTech

UK Biobank is the world’s most comprehensive source of health data used for research. It houses a vast, continuously growing dataset of biological, health, and lifestyle information. Research participants also provided consent for linkage to their health-related records.

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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

million veterans interacting with the site, including their personal health data, every month. VA helped launch the Blue Button initiative and we’ve now seen 38 million Blue Button downloads by veterans since August 2010. It’s where the data is and where most workflows and health care transactions play out.

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Personalized Care Company Validic Acquires Trapollo

Healthcare IT Today

Validic’s EHR-integrated healthcare application ingests remotely collected health data from the world’s largest health IoT platform to help healthcare organizations personalize chronic condition management, remote care, and support for healthy living. About Validic Founded in 2010, Validic Inc.

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Validic Integrates with Smart Meter Cellular-enabled Connected Health Devices

Digital Health Global

” Validic’s health IoT platform is the largest ecosystem of connected health devices and apps, which streams continuous, near-real-time personal health data from 540+ home health and wearable devices. For more information, visit SmartMeterRPM.com About Validic Founded in 2010, Validic Inc.

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Why You Need to Switch to HIPAA Compliant Telehealth, NOW

Mend

All entities in the healthcare industry must practice caution and discretion in how they handle patient data. The Impact of Healthcare Data Breaches. The healthcare industry faces more data breaches than any other sector. Studies show that health data breaches have affected over 250 million Americans since 2010.

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Open Source Software in HealthTech: Hype today or Hope for the future?

Lloyd Price

Here are some examples of open source software that are being used in healthcare today: EHRs: There are a number of open source EHRs available, such as OpenMRS, OpenEHR, and Elyra. These EHRs offer a number of benefits, including vendor independence, flexibility, and interoperability. 2010: The CareDash platform is launched.

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Patients Say Access To Visit Notes Is Important In Maintaining Their Health

Healthcare IT Today

Back in 2010, a group of primary care doctors from three different healthcare organizations across the U.S. came together to try something different.