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#WWBR Week of July 27, 2015

Chilmark Research

“Confusion about HIPAA privacy and security is one thing. HIPAA is often cited as a reason for not sharing patient data in contexts where HIPAA does not apply. The post #WWBR Week of July 27, 2015 appeared first on Chilmark Research. Paula Span for The New York Times. Feigned confusion is another.

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Your Home as Clinical Lab: Withings Brings “Your Urine, Your Self” to #CES2023

Health Populi

Withings has received similar kudos at previous CES shows: last year, for the Body Scan weight scale ( recognized by TIME magazine as one of the best inventions of the year), and back in 2015 for the Activité watch and the Home HD camera embedded with environmental sensors. In 2022, Withings had seen over 1 million new devices installed.

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How Do Patient Portals and Personal Health Records Differ?

Lloyd Price

When a PHR is connected to the patient’s legal medical record it is protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule.” In a 2015 report, AHIMA researchers indicated that tethered PHRs were no different than portals. These are called tethered PHRs or connected PHRs.

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Clinical Trials In 2015, Apple introduced new software, called Apple ResearchKit, for health researchers. Verily Verily, formerly Google Life Sciences, was founded in 2015. This year there was job posting for a HIPAA compliance lead for the Alexa team.

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Three Big Questions for Stage 3 & Patient Engagement

Chilmark Research

For many, the delay of Stage 3 of the Meaningful Use program evoked a collective sigh of relief, providing a much-needed extra year to focus on the challenging requirements for patient engagement and interoperability. The final rule is expected to drop sometime in Q1-Q2 of 2015 – just one year away.