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Mobile Health Cloud vs Privacy Regulations

Healthcare Exchange Standards

Although we do have HIPAA, GINA, 42-CFR Part 2, and many state augmentations. Apple is a good example of building Privacy in by design, and they have few (not zero) issues. Where as Facebook is a good example of hacking privacy on later, although they pushed through the hard part and are much better now.

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Magellan Health uses smartphone-based AI tech to help Hep C patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

There are other vendors with similar technologies on the health IT market today. For example, to help overcome the challenges it faced with directly observed therapy, the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services turned to a healthcare technology from Baltimore-based emocha Mobile Health.

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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Video visits, infrared temperature sensors, mobile health, and wearables replace the need for clinic visits. For example, as a patient walks into the clinic, a physician notices his gait. The technology equivalent of this can be gait recognition sensors using mobile accelerometers.

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A Profile of People in Medicare Advantage Plans – HealthMine’s Survey of “Digital Immigrants”

Health Populi

Health care organizations, whether hospitals, health plans and pharma companies, are all quickly working to develop digital health tools to better engage people in health. The patient portal is one such example. For most HealthMine MA plan respondents, portals aren’t viewed as very helpful at all.

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

CMS is the federal agency that administers HIPAA standards and develops Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement policies for telemedicine. HIPAA : HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act , is a healthcare compliance law providing data security and privacy for the safeguarding of patient medical information.

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#Engage4Health: How Patients Are Morphing Into Healthcare Consumers, for #HIMSS18

Health Populi

To that end, it is interesting to note that Amazon is seeking a privacy professional experienced with HIPAA. Financial toxicity is a growing concern among oncologists treating patients with cancer, for example. Finally, healthcare costs are top-of-mind for patients in the U.S.

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The Opioid Epidemic and Mental Health: How Remote Patient Monitoring Can Support Recovery and Wellness

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Some examples of RPM include telehealth appointments, mobile health apps, and wearable devices that track vital signs and medication use. The platform is also HIPAA-compliant and mobile-enabled, making it accessible for patients to manage their health from the comfort of their homes.