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A Concerning Gap in Cybersecurity for Medical Technology

Health Populi

This concerning finding was confirmed in recent observations from Gartner, which wrote in a market trends report that, “generally, medical devices are not replaced for at least ten years, with many running old software that has not been updated or patched.” based healthcare IT leaders for the survey in October 2018.

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2018: Shifting Healthcare’s Mindset to the Mobile Patient

Mobile Health Matters

They frequently move, and with the option to work on the go, it will be critical for health systems to mobilize patient data with the individual. While health IT will help care for mobile patients, ensuring the technology is secure must also be the top priority. Meeting Mobile Health Challenges.

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If Data Is The New Oil in Healthcare, Will It Be Safe to Drink? The Accenture Digital Health Tech Vision 2018

Health Populi

But can we nudge stakeholders in health and healthcare to “do no harm?”. This and other important questions will be brainstormed on the webcast hosted by Accenture on Wednesday 18 July 2018 as we discuss the five trends that paint the firm’s Digital Health Tech Vision 2018. Extended Reality. Data Veracity.

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A Health Future with Lyft and Uber as Patient Data Stewards: Rock Health’s 2019 Consumer Survey

Health Populi

Second in sharing-line were “my health insurance company” and “my pharmacy” for just over one-half of consumers, a percentage which stayed fairly flat between 2017 and 2019. The proportion of consumers willing to share personal health information with pure-play tech companies has grown exponentially!”

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Re-Imagining Healthcare – a Lesson from Von Clausewitz in the Fog of War

Health Populi

Governor Mark Leavitt, who held the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bush, offered this advice at the recent Liberation 2018 conference hosted by Medecision. Part 2: Design to Liberate Healthcare , published 19 April, 2018.

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What Person-Centered Interoperability Looks Like: Seqster

Health Populi

step in the right direction” CBS News 8 San Diego covered a caregiver and cancer patient’s experience with a live shot of their thick binder, containing CDs with medical images and data from these various provider institutions laying on top of a pile of letters and lab test results.

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The Hidden Barrier to Better Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

He has spent his career building companies, first founding FarmShots, a Y Combinator backed startup that grew to an international presence and was acquired by Syngenta in 2018. About Gradient Health Gradient Health is a medical technology company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.