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Connected Health Initiative – Our Health IT Friend on Capitol Hill

Healthcare IT Today

The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) is a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of all health IT vendors. They are a trusted resource and voice for our industry so that policymakers at federal, state, and local levels can be better informed about emerging digital health technology. What is CHI?

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

Health Populi

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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Our Mobile Health Data: Shared, Identifiable, and Privacy-Deprived

Health Populi

As more mobile app users — consumers, patients, and caregivers — use these handy digital health tools, much of the data we share can be re-identified and monetized by third parties well beyond those we believe we’re sharing with. Will Americans benefit from a U.S.-style style GDPR?

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Health Data Unbound Virtual Conference

E-CareManagement

While there have been many events on interoperability and data sharing, what’s unique here is our focus on the BUSINESS rationale for health data sharing. • Hoarding data is not only bad for business but can be catastrophic in a crisis. Robert Havasy, Senior Director, Connected Health, HIMSS.

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Health Data Unbound Virtual Conference

E-CareManagement

While there have been many events on interoperability and data sharing, what’s unique here is our focus on the BUSINESS rationale for health data sharing. • Hoarding data is not only bad for business but can be catastrophic in a crisis. Robert Havasy, Senior Director, Connected Health, HIMSS.

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AI: Patients Included

Health Populi

Although most health care organizations and company leaders view the adoption of AI as promising, most Americans are concerned providers will adopt AI technologies too quickly rather than too slowly. adults would be uncomfortable if their health care provider relied on AI for their medical care, according to the Pew Research Group.

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

Health Populi

The growth segment for telemedicine was for live video, with a decline in live phone, texting, email, picture/video, and health app/website. Live video calls were used by most people across all age groups assessed (18-34, 35-54, and 55+). consumers would be willing to share their health data were Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple.