2021 Health Data HIPAA Mental health 
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. These companies include BetterHelp , Cerebral, GoodRX, Monument, and Workit Health.
Health Populi
AUGUST 5, 2021
“Most Americans clearly recognize the potential benefits that improved health IT can offer, and they want this transformation of the health care system to continue,” the Pew Charitable Trusts research concludes in Most Americans Want to Share and Access More Digital Health Data. As with other aspects of U.S.
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Health Populi
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Accelerate digital health. Secure health data (updating privacy/HIPAA). Health Populi’s Hot Points: Everyone of Manatt Health’s ten imperatives are spot-on in this moment as we segue from Our Covid Year of 2020 to the Covid Year of 2021. Help our children achieve their potential.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Following the release of a report by STAT and The Markup, which found 49 of 50 telehealth startups may fall short of legal requirements for HIPAA compliance, a bipartisan group of US senators has fiercely criticized several prominent telehealth startups for sharing patient data with Facebook, Google, and other major advertising platforms.
Health Populi
MARCH 2, 2021
Concerningly, more people dealing with a chronic condition avoided health care more than people without a chronic disease — 48% versus 31%, meaning that 1 in 2 patients with a diagnosed condition delayed health care during the pandemic in 2020. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Digital health tools generate data.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
MARCH 9, 2023
from sharing sensitive information about their consumer’s mental health challenges to companies for advertising purposes. million for “deceiving consumers after promising to keep sensitive personal data private.” BetterHelp will reportedly be required to pay $7.8
Telebehavioral Health Institute
JULY 11, 2023
That policy was made permanent in 2021. If not mandated by a payor, telehealth abortion services usually involve HIPAA-compliant, text-based interactions. Companies are not considered covered entities under HIPAA. The concern stems from classifying apps as educational or self-help rather than used for diagnosis or treatment.
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