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What is homomorphic encryption for healthcare data?

Lloyd Price

The CryptDB system: While not specifically developed for healthcare data, the CryptDB system was designed to provide database security by using a homomorphic encryption technique. It was developed by researchers at MIT in 2011 and used homomorphic encryption to protect sensitive data stored in a database.

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

So let’s take inventory: software for medical research, new sensor technology that provides activity data and remote diagnostics, health records, medical clinics and a powerful soft asset – consumer trust. This year there was job posting for a HIPAA compliance lead for the Alexa team. But how easy will it actually be?

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The Most Important Trends For Health in Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Report Aren’t About Health Care

Health Populi

But then there’s the formidable challenge of medical privacy and the regulation of Big Tech companies’ use of personal data, covered in general terms on page 167 shown here. 2015 – Musings with Mary Meeker on the Digital/Health Nexus. 2014 – Health Care at an Inflection Point: digital trends via Mary Meeker.

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