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How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Dr. Guillermo Diaz, Chief Medical Information Officer at Los Angeles Department of Health Services – Ambulatory Care Network , and Ali Modaressi, CEO at Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES) When Alex was brought into L.A.

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

Telebehavioral Health Institute

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.

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Apple provides powerful insights into new areas of health

Digital Health Global

iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and watchOS 10 introduce mental health and vision health features, and the Health app arrives on iPad CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced new health features in iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and watchOS 10, expanding into two impactful areas and providing innovative tools and experiences across platforms.

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Weekly Roundup – April 27, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Leveraging AI to Address the Mental Health Crisis. Read more… Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024.

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Prominent Telehealth Startups Sharply Criticized by US Senators

Telebehavioral Health Institute

US Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) called on three telehealth companies to protect their patient’s sensitive health data. Who Is Protecting Patient Health Information?

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Spotify Health: Big Tech's latest new entrant into Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Spotify plans to use Neko Health's technology to develop new features for its music streaming service, such as personalized playlists based on a user's health data. In 2022, the company launched a pilot program in the United States that provides mental health counseling to Spotify employees.

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BetterHelp Investigation by FTC & Privacy Update by DOJ

Telebehavioral Health Institute

The article below summarizes those recommendations and includes a related notice of updates to the Department of Justice (DOJ) privacy policy. The FTC announcement clarified that email addresses constitute personally identifiable health information because email addresses identify visitors as people seeking mental health care.