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CDC contracts health data collective Truveta to study COVID, maternal health and pediatric care

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Truveta, the real-world data analysis company backed by dozens of health systems and other life sciences groups, won a multi-million-dollar contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent | The real-world data collective won a multi-million-dollar contract, which will give government researchers access to the deidentified patient records (..)

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Partnering Up in the Health Care Ecosystem to Drive Transformation – for Organizations and Health Consumers Alike

Health Populi

And that data will be generated from many sources, frequently siloed and decentralized which can prevent aggregation, mash-up, and analysis. In particular, the volume of health data from wearables, implantables, and other decentralized technologies is growing by 48% annually, according to a recent report from the Swiss Re Institute.

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Cerner Announces Agreement to Acquire Health Division of Kantar

Healthcare IT Today

Cerner Corporation today announced an agreement to acquire Kantar Health, a division of Kantar Group, for $375 million in cash, subject to adjustment. Kantar Health is a leading data, analytics and real-world evidence and commercial research consultancy serving the life science industry.

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What Are Patients Looking for in a Doctor? It Depends on Who You Ask…and Their Race

Health Populi

While the same proportion of Black and White patients say they are looking for a doctor with empathy and compassion, there are relatively large differences between patients based on their race, found in the Everyday Health-Castle Connolly Physician-Consumer study. The survey was conducted in December 2022 among a group of 1,001 U.S.

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IoT and The Rise of the Machines in Healthcare

Health Populi

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health care sector was profoundly affected by cyber-attacks on connected devices, we learn in the report, Rise of the Machines 2021: State of Connected Devices – IT, IoT, IoMT and OT from Ordr. How to protect vulnerable groups of people?

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Navigating Cyber Threats: Cost-Effective Cybersecurity for Healthtech

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Justin Kozak, Life Sciences Specialist at Founder Shield In an era where digital innovation drives healthcare forward, healthtech companies are at the forefront of a double-edged sword. The sector’s unique vulnerabilities stem from the highly sensitive nature of health data.

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Bonus Features – September 3, 2023 – 60% of cybersecurity incidents impact patient care, the average medical device has six or more security vulnerabilities, and more

Healthcare IT Today

That process will involve working with seven current Qualified Health Information Network candidates, along with any future QHIN applicants. Five in six (83%) of hospital executives are worried about losing business to ambulatory surgery centers, according to survey data from Alexander Group.