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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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HealthTech EMEA Predictions 2024: Europe, Middle East and Africa

Lloyd Price

Europe Predictions for the European HealthTech landscape in 2024: Increased investment in mental health: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health, and there is a growing recognition of the need for better mental health care.

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HealthTech Africa 2024

Lloyd Price

For example, some startups are developing wearable devices that can monitor patients' vital signs and send the data to healthcare providers. mHealth: mHealth solutions use mobile technology to deliver healthcare services and information. This is especially beneficial in rural areas where access to healthcare is limited.

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Digital self-management emerging as a new high growth HealthTech sub-sector in 2024

Lloyd Price

The growth of the digital self-management market is being driven by a number of factors, including the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, the rising demand for personalized healthcare, and the growing adoption of mobile health (mHealth) technologies. link] What exactly is Digital self-management?

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Cerebral Telehealth: 2023’s Second Largest Patient Data Breach

Telebehavioral Health Institute

The company states, “Cerebral is a mental health subscription that provides clients with ongoing, comprehensive access to online care and medication management for a monthly rate. Apparently, many mHealth apps technically are not considered “covered entities” by HIPAA. Cerebral App?

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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

million veterans interacting with the site, including their personal health data, every month. "These digital tools are allowing veterans to more actively understand their health data, to better communicate with VA clinical teams and to engage more productively as they navigate their individual health journeys."

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The innovative technologies transforming healthcare

Waracle

Whether it’s blood pressure, steps, sleep or anything that sits in the wider self care space, embracing health data into daily life is truly at a watershed moment. These trends are driving growth in mHealth, a sector which is expected to become a $189bn industry by 2025. Machine Learning for issue identification.

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