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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.

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The New Kid on the Block: How Blockchain Can Revolutionize Access to Healthcare Data

Healthcare IT Today

Removing data sharing barriers through blockchain is particularly exciting given the vast gold mine of information being collected by a booming digital health industry, through patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, telemedicine and mobile health, along with digital devices such as smartphones step counters.

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Bonus Features – December 18, 2022 – Half of Americans avoiding hospitals due to staffing shortages, 62% of patients don’t trust health plan info when searching for providers, and much more

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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What exactly is HealthTech? What is the difference between Digital Health and HealthTech?

Lloyd Price

Healthtech is a broad term that encompasses the use of technology to improve healthcare. Wearable devices: These are devices that are worn on the body and can track health data such as heart rate, sleep, and activity levels. Digital health refers to the use of technology to improve health and well-being.

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U.S. Consumer Adoption of Apps To Manage Chronic Conditions, Health and Fitness Activities

Healthcare IT Today

A solid minority of American consumers are adopting mobile health apps to manage chronic conditions or maintain their health and fitness, according to a new survey conducted by Redox.

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Digital Transformation: How AI Could Spell a New Era of ‘Smart Care’

Healthcare IT Today

This seeks to combine cognition with recognition — essentially AI that can reason and think beyond basic patterns in data, the same way any clinician would. There are an abundance of mobile health apps that provide consumers with raw data around things such as sleep patterns.

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New Effort Uses Smartphone Data Collection To Track COVID-19

Healthcare IT Today

The project builds on the university’s long-term experience using mobile apps to collect health data from a far-flung base of users. Researchers at UC San Francisco have launched a new COVID-19 tracking effort allowing adults with a smartphone anywhere in the world to participate.