2019, Health Data, Health Information and HIPAA

Language Barriers: Protecting Your Organization From A Hidden HIPAA Threat

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The following is a guest article by Bill Young, Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at SYSTRAN Keeping patient data confidential and secure remains a major healthcare challenge today, more than 25 years after the introduction of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act or HIPAA.

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Health Consumers Value Sharing and Downloading Health Data, But Privacy Concerns Remain

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

are growing their health IT muscles and literacy, accelerated in the coronavirus pandemic. In particular, health consumers in America want more access to their personal health data, a study from the Pew Research Center has found in Americans Want Federal Government to Make Sharing Electronic Health Data Easier.

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Cerebral Admits HIPAA Breach, Reports Leak of Data On 3.1 Million Users

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 24, 2023

has admitted that it inappropriately shared private health data on 3.1 million of its users, a problem that arose from its use of pixel-based tracking technologies which gather and share data on people who visit the site. Online mental provider Cerebral, Inc. The FTC’s proposed order would impose a $7.8

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Health Data Outside HIPAA: Simply Extending HIPAA Would Be a #FAIL

E-CareManagement

JANUARY 22, 2020

Some have called on policymakers to extend HIPAA to cover mHealth apps and other online platforms. In the latest post in our series — “The Health Data Goldilocks Dilemma: Sharing? ” — Deven McGraw and I argue that extending HIPAA is not a viable solution. By Susannah Fox, September 19, 2019.

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

Health Populi

JANUARY 28, 2020

The same percentage of people over 50 own a voice assistant, a market penetration rate which more than doubled between 2017 and 2019, AARP noted in the 2020 Tech and the 50+ Survey published in December 2019. For this research, AARP worked with Ipsos to survey (online) 2,607 people ages 50 and over in June and July 2019.

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The Pandemic Accelerated Consumers’ Digital Health Tech Ownership As Big Tech Morphs To Big Health

Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2021

In another lens on consumer health tech, CTA examined consumers health & wellness product ownership for air purifiers, smart/connected health monitoring devices, connected sports and fitness equipment, and UV light wand or container-based sanitizers. In 2020, one-fourth of U.S.

Digital Health

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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

The first chart illustrates consumers’ use of digital health tools, showing that online health information and online provider reviews. But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking. adults polled. In 2020, the top tech companies with whom U.S.

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Health Consumers Keen to Share and Download Data, But Privacy Remains a Concern

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

are growing their health IT muscles and literacy, accelerated in the coronavirus pandemic. In particular, health consumers in America want more access to their personal health data, a study from the Pew Research Center has found in Americans Want Federal Government to Make Sharing Electronic Health Data Easier.

Digital Health

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Do Mental Health Apps Sell Your Client’s Sensitive Data to Data Brokers?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 16, 2023

A February 2023 report published by researcher Joanne Kim outlines the results of a two-month study of how data brokers sell sensitive data mental health data collected from mHealth mental health apps. A 2019 study documented that 20% of LatinX smartphone users were more likely to use a health app than Caucasians.

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How would you like to change HIPAA?

Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. Comments are due February 12, 2019.) Well, that moment has arrived (maybe). The regs were finalized in 2003.)

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How would you like to change HIPAA?

Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. Comments are due February 12, 2019.) Well, that moment has arrived (maybe). The regs were finalized in 2003.)

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The Promise of Digital Health and the Privacy Perils – HealthConsuming Explains, Part 4

Health Populi

MAY 2, 2019

Just last month, Amazon announced HIPAA-compliant privacy bundled into Alexa skills with Atrium Health, Boston Children’s Hospital, CIGNA, ExpressScripts, Livongo, and Swedish Health Connect. GoInvo has been working for a long time on how to communicate health and healthcare data in enchanting ways.

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Federal Trade Commission Gets Involved in GoodRx Telehealth Company Crackdown

Telebehavioral Health Institute

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The legal action is one of what is likely to be an increasing number of fines issued to telehealth companies profiting from sharing consumers’ health data with advertisers, among other infractions. Under its health Breach Notification, the FTC took enforcement action, imposing a $1.5 Misrepresented its HIPAA Compliance.

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Will Technology Cure Americans’ Health Care System Ills? Considering Google and Ascension Health’s Data Deal

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

“Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’ Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions of Americans,” the Wall Street Journal reported in today’s paper and on the WSJ.com website. Here’s the link to our post here on Health Populi, from July 1, 2019. health care. Out-of-network costs?

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BetterHelp Investigated by FTC for Sharing Sensitive Consumer Data

Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 9, 2023

million for “deceiving consumers after promising to keep sensitive personal data private.” ” Unprecedented in telehealth history, the sharing of sensitive health information in early 2023 is poised to shatter provider naivete about working for large-scale business entities entering healthcare. Users in 2020.

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5 Best Practices for Remote Patient Monitoring to Keep Patients Safe and Healthy

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Your role in this process is essential for the success of remote monitoring programs because patients need someone they can trust with their health data. Patients need an opportunity to feel comfortable enough with their provider so that they want to share their personal health information with them.

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5 Best Practices for Remote Patient Monitoring to Keep Patients Safe and Healthy

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Your role in this process is essential for the success of remote monitoring programs because patients need someone they can trust with their health data. Patients need an opportunity to feel comfortable enough with their provider so that they want to share their personal health information with them.

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COPD Management: A Guide to Remote Patient Monitoring in 2024

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 5, 2024

Additionally, RPM fosters greater patient engagement in their own care by providing them with access to their health data and empowering them to actively participate in managing their condition alongside their healthcare team. million deaths in 2019.

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At HIMSS22, Microsoft and Salesforce expand their healthcare offerings

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2022

– Microsoft has announced advancements in cloud technologies for healthcare and life sciences with the general availability of Azure Health Data Services and updates to Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. The goal of Azure Health Data Services is interoperability that drives better patient outcomes and clinical advances.

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Privacy and the New Health Ciitizen

Health Populi

AUGUST 19, 2019

Data security breaches, access challenges, and privacy leakages plague the current state of Americans’ personal health information (PHI). The majority of medical record providers are not compliant with the HIPAA Right of Access,” Deven McGraw is quoted on the Ciitizen website. What did Ciitizen learn from this process?

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In 2019, Fitbit unveiled a more data-driven personal health subscription service for consumers that, among other features, generates personal reports that a user can download and share with their physician, nutritionist or personal trainer. Another product is called the eCareCompanion patient application.

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Americans Most-Trust Health Care Providers With Their Data – But Are They Right To Do So?

Health Populi

AUGUST 27, 2019

Political party ID again shows difference across Americans: More Republicans are very concerned about their retail data security than are Democrats or Independents. The study also looked into Americans’ views on data privacy for health information seeking. adults 18 and older via phone in July 2019.

Health Information

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The Monetary, Clinical and Ethical Value of Patient Data – A View from the UK and NHS

Health Populi

JULY 23, 2019

It is worth reviewing the Appendices of this report, which detail company-specific use of datasets and estimates of the market value for using that information by company. Some of the names mentioned are Allscripts, athenahealth, Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd., Health Populi’s Hot Points: In the U.S.,

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Language Barriers: Protecting Your Organization From A Hidden HIPAA Threat

Health Consumers Value Sharing and Downloading Health Data, But Privacy Concerns Remain

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Cerebral Admits HIPAA Breach, Reports Leak of Data On 3.1 Million Users

Health Data Outside HIPAA: Simply Extending HIPAA Would Be a #FAIL

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

The Pandemic Accelerated Consumers’ Digital Health Tech Ownership As Big Tech Morphs To Big Health

The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Health Consumers Keen to Share and Download Data, But Privacy Remains a Concern

Do Mental Health Apps Sell Your Client’s Sensitive Data to Data Brokers?

How would you like to change HIPAA?

How would you like to change HIPAA?

The Promise of Digital Health and the Privacy Perils – HealthConsuming Explains, Part 4

Federal Trade Commission Gets Involved in GoodRx Telehealth Company Crackdown

Will Technology Cure Americans’ Health Care System Ills? Considering Google and Ascension Health’s Data Deal

BetterHelp Investigated by FTC for Sharing Sensitive Consumer Data

5 Best Practices for Remote Patient Monitoring to Keep Patients Safe and Healthy

5 Best Practices for Remote Patient Monitoring to Keep Patients Safe and Healthy

COPD Management: A Guide to Remote Patient Monitoring in 2024

At HIMSS22, Microsoft and Salesforce expand their healthcare offerings

Privacy and the New Health Ciitizen

A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Americans Most-Trust Health Care Providers With Their Data – But Are They Right To Do So?

The Monetary, Clinical and Ethical Value of Patient Data – A View from the UK and NHS

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