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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Following conversations in Washington and state capitals, the American Telemedicine Association published its new Health Data Privacy Principles this week. ATA, which represents the full range of providers that deliver telehealth, has intervened with some states as they grapple with health data privacy legislation, he said.

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

Health Populi

But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking. The second chart focuses in on telemedicine adoption by channel, comparing six years of Rock Health’s consumer research. adults polled. adults polled. In 2020, the top tech companies with whom U.S.

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Patient concerns in healthcare digitalisation: Rising inequalities

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This means if a person visits multiple facilities, they must use different portals to access their health data. Time saved by opting for telemedicine over an in-person visit. On the dark side, there are patient concerns: Will my data be exploited? More precise diagnoses with the help of AI. What do patients worry about?

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Bonus Features – July 2, 2023 – Nuance and Epic integrate, 5 in 6 physicians say telemedicine improves continuity of care, news from HFMA, and more

Healthcare IT Today

The FCC is updating its Mapping Broadband Health in America platform to incorporate maternal health data , with the aim of identifying whether Internet connectivity is tied to disparities in maternal health outcomes and determining where interventions could have the greatest impact.

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Consumer Adoption of Digital Health in 2022

Digital Health Wire

The headline stat from the 8,014 person survey was that 80% of consumers have now accessed care via telemedicine, with the largest surge in adoption coming from historically underserved groups. Health data sharing only moves at the speed of trust, and right now it’s slow-going.” That’s a pretty steep drop off.

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Cybersecurity frameworks in APAC don’t support remote care: report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It shall identify and classify the data collected and develop customised risk management strategies for each type of health data. "For example, [medical devices for remote care] connected to a network are at higher risk of data leakage compared to medical devices that are not connected to a network.