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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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Health Disparities and the Risks of Social Determinants for COVID-19 – 14 Months of Evidence

Health Populi

It has also recently been found that language barriers have contributed to poor health outcomes, making the case for linguistically tailored services and community-health workers who are based in peoples’ neighborhoods. ” In the U.S.,

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Why COVID-19’s Death Toll Will Climb Long After the Pandemic Is Over

Henry Kotula

Sure, we still had to wear masks on the flights, trains and buses. An estimated 10% to 20% of Americans who needed mental-health services during the pandemic received no treatment. At the moment, federal law does not require mental health services to be treated on par with treatments for physical health.

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When Household Economics Blur with Health, Technology and Trust – Health Populi’s 2023 TrendCast

Health Populi

health citizens face physical, financial, and mental health challenges of a syndemic, inflation, and stress – all of which will shape peoples’ demand side for health care and digital technology, and a supply side of providers challenged by tech-enabled organizations with design and data chops. Which virus is it?”

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Health Equity: Searching for a New Angle

Healthcare IT Today

Even in large metropolitan areas, many individuals still lack adequate access to basic healthcare services, especially for mental health. Along with other health policy, system infrastructure changes, and digital health solutions, RPM can and should be part of a multi-prong approach to advance strides in achieving health equity.