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Wearable Tech for Health Tracking, Online Dating and Banking: Exploring the “Fluidity” of Peoples’ Data Privacy Views

Health Populi

“The security of online data is the top consideration for consumers across many forms of online activities including email, search, social media, banking, shopping and dating”… and using health apps. A new poll from Morning Consult, explained on their website, explains that For Consumers, Data Privacy Has a Fluid Definition.

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Consumers Expect Every Company to Play a Meaningful Role in “My Health” – New Insights from the 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer

Health Populi

People have expanded their definitions of health in 2023, with mental health supplanting physical health for the top-ranked factor in feeling healthy. As such, every company is a health/care company, regardless of industry.

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ATA takes a national stance on how states treat consumer health data

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

State laws and policies should also define consumer health data with the uniform language defined as protected health information under HIPAA, the group said in its announcement this week. healthcare system." Earlier this year, ATA and ATA Action led a groundswell of commentary on the U.S.

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Big ONC News: QHINs, TEFCA, and HTI-1

Healthcare IT Today

USCDI v3 includes updates to prior USCDI versions focused on advancing more accurate and complete patient characteristics data that could help promote equity, reduce disparities, and support public health data interoperability.

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How Do You See Health Data Utilities Evolving? Where are We Today and Where is it Heading?

Healthcare IT Today

How are health data utilities evolving? Lindsey Ferris, DrPH, Senior Interoperability and Public Health Director at PointClickCare – I think we’re at the very early stages. I think it’s a great model, trying to bring together different elements of data exchange and really serving a public good.

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So Many Records, So Little Time: How to Manage Burgeoning Health Plan Requests

Healthcare IT Today

But the administrative costs for providers to share this information keep escalating. The healthcare industry’s steady progress toward interoperability and health information exchange promises to improve data exchange to address these challenges. The definition of quality here includes four specific pillars. Data quality.

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HealthBI’s Scott McFarland says Step Away From the Fax Machine — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Scott McFarland is President of HealthBI , where he leads the organization’s health information technology platform team. The practices get information to help address social determinants of health via the platform as well. You should follow me on Twitter: @healthblawg.

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