Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2021

Household penetration of smartwatch ownership grew 12%, whereas activity tracker growth was fairly flat between 2020 and 2021. In 2020, one-fourth of U.S. households owned an air purifier or a smart/connected health monitoring device. Smartwatches also have the 8th highest purchase intent among U.S.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

As technology continues to re-shape consumers’ experiences and expectations with health/care, retail, travel and work, peoples’ concerns about data privacy are also growing as observed by a 2020 consumer trends forecast from GlobalWebIndex, Connecting the dots. First, some overall context to the study.

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Redox

MARCH 10, 2021

In one of my recent Forbes columns, I took a different approach to predictions, focusing more on lessons learned from 2020 to then help guide these four forward-looking prescriptions: Prescription 1: Double down on innovation. The post I: What We Learned in 2020 & What We’re Expecting This Year appeared first on Redox.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

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. I called this out in my 2019 book, HealthConsuming: from health consumer to health citizen.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The growing use of APIs in health information technology innovation for patient care has been a boon to speeding development placed in the hands of providers and patients. Using APIs can help drive interoperability and make data “liquid” and useable. Sidebar on “what is an ‘API?’

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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. One-third of older people wouldn’t share their health data with any third party at all.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 27, 2022

For some historical context, the authors (all affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania [medical school or Wharton (business school)] start with HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act which served up privacy protections based on the health information technology of the time.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 4, 2020

Join us to advance the conversation with a broad stakeholder group so patients and families can benefit from accurate exchange of information with confidence that their wishes regarding data privacy are respected. I am not advocating for canceling, just hoping that people put on their big-boy-pants and come to HIMSS anyway.

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GlobalMed

MARCH 10, 2020

With the information in hand, eNcounter will configure itself so that it aligns with the unique FHIR implementation of its targeted host. In doing so, DIMS solves the headache of managing changing endpoints and provides a continuous flow of discrete, portable, and actionable health data. Looking Ahead.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission has cited telehealth and prescription drug discount provider GoodRx for sharing sensitive consumer health data with several advertising platforms, in violation of its own privacy promises to consumers. The agency has filed a proposed order demanding that GoodRx pay $1.5 including Facebook and Google.

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Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2020

The 21st Century Cures Act emphasizes patients’ control of personal health information. ONC rules issues in March 2020 called for more patient-facing health tools and apps to bolster health consumer engagement and empowerment. Digital literacy combines with health literacy to bolster patient engagement.

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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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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 million civil penalty against GoodRx.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In other words, that information was also potentially being shared via the URL with third parties. No patient health data was exposed. Data sent to those third-parties were basic browser details (version, operating system, etc.) The company reiterated that it neither collects nor stores patient health information.

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Digital Health Global

APRIL 12, 2023

How health data is created, collected, transmitted, and analyzed in the U.S. That is why Particle was founded with a mission to enable simple and secure access to actionable patient data through its modern API platform. healthcare system must be more cohesive to prevent digital friction.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 17, 2020

Microsoft is previewing its new Azure IoT Connector for FHIR, an API feature that enables healthcare organizations to scale secure connectivity for an array of devices streaming protected health information. Even before the COVID-19 crisis, remote patient monitoring was poised to gain big momentum in 2020. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 22, 2023

There has been a lot of activity and news coverage of Qualified Health Information Networks, or QHINs, recently. The Trusted Exchange Framework is the technical standard that governs the actual sharing of data, and the Common Agreement is the legal agreement that governs the obligations of those sharing the data.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2024

The following is a guest article by Oakkar Oakkar, Co-Founder and CEO at Keona Health Imagine a tool that puts your health information right at your fingertips. In an age where data breaches are common, some patients are hesitant to put their health information online.

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GlobalMed

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Even PDFs going into your system won’t offer portable health data that can flow into the patient record. As innovators in virtual health data acquisition, GlobalMed is now capable of FHIR-enabled integration, bridging the clinical data gap to your health information system. So here’s some good news.

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E-CareManagement

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

We’ll also take a view out the windshield, explaining why generous data sharing is a highly leveraged clinical and business strategy. This is the opening presentation of the AIN virtual conference: Health Data Unbound — Innovations in Health Data Sharing.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 9, 2023

Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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GlobalMed

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Even PDFs going into your system won’t offer portable health data that can flow into the patient record. As innovators in virtual health data acquisition, GlobalMed is now capable of FHIR-enabled integration, bridging the clinical data gap to your health information system. So here’s some good news.

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GlobalMed

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

February 26, 2020 – GlobalMed, a leading provider of virtual health solutions, today announced that it will showcase integration enhancements to its virtual health platform eNcounter®, introduce a backpack telehealth exam station, and offer a lighter, more affordable exam camera at HIMSS20, March 9-13 in Orlando, FL. .

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 7, 2023

Legal and regulatory issues: Telemedicine involves the exchange of sensitive health information across jurisdictions and platforms, necessitating attention to privacy, security, consent, liability, reimbursement, licensing, and accreditation. CDC (2020). References: Medical News Today (2021). Merriam-Webster (2023).

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Lloyd Price

APRIL 30, 2023

Alexa can provide health information, schedule appointments, and connect users to healthcare providers through voice commands. Amazon Halo Amazon Halo is a health and wellness wearable device developed by Amazon. It was announced in August 2020 and aims to provide users with insights into their overall health and well-being.

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Lloyd Price

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Transforming healthcare A report from the London School of Economics, The Role of Virtual Health Care and the Pharmaceutical Sector in Improving Population Health , published in 2021, forecast that the pharmaceutical industry would be a core player in all aspects from population health management to preventive and therapeutic care.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

JANUARY 26, 2020

We are writing you today to ask that you hear our point of view as decisions are made on the Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator Proposed Rule to Improve the Interoperability of Health Information. . To do this we must be involved in our health data if we want, as our stories below will make clear. .

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

Multiple telehealth abortion companies have successfully prescribed and delivered abortion pills since 2020 when it was first permitted by the Federal Drug Administration. The latest research about mental health app data being sold to data brokers behind the scenes to law enforcement and any other buyers interested in making the purchase.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 20, 2023

Multiple telehealth abortion companies have successfully prescribed and delivered abortion pills since 2020 when it was first permitted by the Federal Drug Administration. The latest research about mental health app data being sold to data brokers behind the scenes to law enforcement and any other buyers interested in making the purchase.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 21, 2020

Deloitte’s latest wave of health care consumer market research updates the COVID-19 impacts on the U.S. health care landscape and asks the question in the study report’s title: “Are consumers already living the future of health?” Health Consumers, Deloitte polled 4,522 U.S.

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Clear Arch Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In addition, a system that employs both telehealth/RPM and PERS provides clinicians with reliable electronically captured patient-generated health data (PGHD). While telehealth is often considered to be an equal experience to in-person care, the fact is that data gathered in clinics is often missing from telehealth encounters.

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Digital Leaders HealthTech

MAY 22, 2019

Every single day there are millions of data points generated by wearables, monitors, lab tests, medical devices, and doctor visits. According to IBM Watson, the amount of medical data is expected to double every 73 days by 2020. What are some of the challenges with regards to all of this data generation? 2) Integration.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

In 2023, health IT vendors will continue to work to maintain compliance as part of new regulatory requirements related to the 21st Century Cures Act. Additionally, as the volume of data steadily rises, there will continue to be new data requests that must be managed. The updated proposal was finally released on December 6, 2022.

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Henry Kotula

APRIL 21, 2020

You would have fought through the civil-liberties issues of people sharing their health information willingly or not willingly. Am I willing to share my health data so that you know if I got it? Preparing for the next epidemic is a whole different conversation. You’d have tests available from the get-go.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 31, 2020

Where health data are involved, mistakes in identity can be a permanent privacy violation. Interoperability solutions FHIR Profiles Mobile Health Document Sharing (MHDS) – Published 2020-05-29 Section 50.7 Interoperability solutions FHIR Profiles Mobile Health Document Sharing (MHDS) – Published 2020-05-29 Section 50.7

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Sherri Onyiego, Medical Director for the Texas Market at Equality Health. They use claims data to track use of emergency rooms, medical equipment, and generic versus brand medications. They also obtain public health data by ZIP code and data from a Health Information Exchange (HIE).

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