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Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jolie Ritzo, VP of Strategy and Network Engagement at Civitas Networks for Health Health data management in 2024 is both intricate and complex. Here are some of the most exciting and challenging aspects of both exchanging and using comprehensive health data this year and ahead.

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A National Study Utilizes Routine Health Data to Investigate Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases

Digital Health Global

The study, published in the Lancet Digital Health , highlights the importance of identifying and preventing transfusion-transmitted diseases to ensure the safety of blood transfusions. Methodology and Findings The study, conducted in Sweden, developed a systematic algorithm for a population-wide search for transfusion-transmitted diseases.

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Expect More From HIPAA Proposed Changes: Easing Information Flow Shouldn’t Mean Reducing Health Data Privacy

Electronic Health Reporter

By Deborah Hsieh, chief policy and strategy officer, Ciox Health. Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in 1996. The article Expect More From HIPAA Proposed Changes: Easing Information Flow Shouldn’t Mean Reducing Health Data Privacy appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Bringing Contextualized Health Data into the Diagnostic and Treatment Process

Healthcare IT Today

What’s changed is the explosion of data in healthcare and the availability of this data to clinicians as well as a whole host of healthcare professionals. Bringing context and meaning to this vast amount of data including unstructured health data is going to be key for every healthcare organization.

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Retail disruptors face big strategy questions in 2023, says AHA

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The online retailer has launched Amazon Clinic, a message-based virtual care service available in 32 states for the treatment of more than 20 common health conditions," the researchers said. The retailer has already leveraged its ownership of Aetna to incentivize the use of CVS Health services.

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NHS to seek public’s opinion on health data usage

DigitalHealth

A series of large events is planned for next year which aims to gather the public's opinion on health data and its use within the NHS.

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Self-sovereign identity (SSI) - the future of Health Data?

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Self-sovereign identity (SSI) holds immense potential to revolutionize the future of health data, empowering individuals to take control of their information and fostering a more secure, transparent, and patient-centric healthcare ecosystem. Overall, SSI presents a transformative opportunity for the future of health data.