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Our Mobile Health Data: Shared, Identifiable, and Privacy-Deprived

Health Populi

As more mobile app users — consumers, patients, and caregivers — use these handy digital health tools, much of the data we share can be re-identified and monetized by third parties well beyond those we believe we’re sharing with. Will Americans benefit from a U.S.-style style GDPR?

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Digital self-management emerging as a new high growth HealthTech sub-sector in 2024

Lloyd Price

The growth of the digital self-management market is being driven by a number of factors, including the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, the rising demand for personalized healthcare, and the growing adoption of mobile health (mHealth) technologies. link] What exactly is Digital self-management? billion in 2020.

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HealthTech EMEA Predictions 2024: Europe, Middle East and Africa

Lloyd Price

More focus on mobile health solutions: Mobile health (mHealth) solutions are becoming increasingly popular in Africa, as they provide a convenient and affordable way to access healthcare services. In 2024, we can expect to see more African healthtech startups developing and launching telemedicine platforms.

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Consumers’ Embrace of Digital Health Tech Stalls, and Privacy Concerns Prevail – Accenture’s 2020 Research

Health Populi

Department of Health and Human Services unveiled the long-anticipated ONC Cures Act Final Rule for health data interoperability. That’s a wonky phrase that translates, simply put, into how our health data will be made available to us patients, consumers, health plan members, caregivers all.

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Apple’s Watch is “Like a Dressed-Up Fitbit”

Insulin Nation

For the last year, Apple has been the 800-pound gorilla in mobile and wireless health. Stakeholders in the mobile health marketplace have been anxiously watching and speculating about what Apple would ultimately offer with its HealthKit platform and smartwatch. 2nix Studio / Shutterstock.com. Devices Wearables/Products'

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

Kiosk: Telemedicine kiosks are self-sufficient mobile healthcare sites where patients can access telemedicine care in locations such as pharmacies and grocery stores, and soon potentially in airports and college campuses.

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American Medical Association launches a Healthcare Interoperability & Innovation Challenge with Google

mHealth Insight

” This is an incredible turn around as the AMA CEO has been pointing fingers at mHealth and making claims it’s little more than modern day snake oil. ” This is an incredible turn around as the AMA CEO has been pointing fingers at mHealth and making claims it’s little more than modern day snake oil. Barbe, M.D.,