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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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HIPAA Compliant Appointment Scheduling for Mental Health Professionals

Telebehavioral Health Institute

HIPAA Compliant Appointment Scheduling for Mental Health Professionals Online appointment scheduling tools are a convenient way for patients to book appointments. However, when using a software platform that has access to protected health information, it is important to consider its … Read more.

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HIPAA Compliant Appointment Scheduling for Mental Health Professionals

Telebehavioral Health Institute

HIPAA Compliant Appointment Scheduling for Mental Health Professionals Online appointment scheduling tools are a convenient way for patients to book appointments. However, when using a software platform that has access to protected health information, it is important to consider its … Read more.

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BetterHelp Investigation by FTC & Privacy Update by DOJ

Telebehavioral Health Institute

The FTC announcement clarified that email addresses constitute personally identifiable health information because email addresses identify visitors as people seeking mental health care. “Personal information” may be “health information” simply due to the nature of the product or service.

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What to Expect For Health/Care at CES 2024

Health Populi

Whether dealing with migraines and mental health, heart conditions or diabetes, orthopedic and sports injury rehab or sleep disorders, #CES2024 will be a major stage for health/care. The post What to Expect For Health/Care at CES 2024 appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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TBHI’s & SAMHSA’s Telebehavioral Health Consumer Education Webinar Is Now Available

Telebehavioral Health Institute

SAMHSA-Sponsored Telebehavioral Health Webinar Is Now Available On the 15th of August 2018, the Telebehavioral Health Institute Faculty (TBHI Faculty) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Behavioral Health Information Technology and Standards (BHITS) initiative, presented two free … Read more.

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

Health Populi

For CHCF that year, I wrote Here’s Looking at You: How Personal Health Information is Being Tracked and Used , I took cues from a 60 Minutes ‘ profile of third-party data brokers and Latanya Sweeney’s groundbreaking research at the Harvard Privacy Lab.