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Mental Health Chatbots: What's next for the Conversational AI HealthTech market?

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: The future of mental health chatbots is likely to be one of cautious optimism. The ultimate goal should be to leverage these tools responsibly and ethically to complement, not replace, human connection and professional mental health care.

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How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients

Healthcare IT Today

As part of their intake process, the team checked Alex’s (a pseudonym) medical history through the hospital’s health information organization and discovered the patient had recently undergone a cardiac surgery at a different hospital; their post-surgical issues had merely mimicked a neurological challenge.

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What's ahead for health IT policy and legislation in 2023 

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Another priority for members is seeing CMS getting more in lock-step with Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, or TEFCA, and qualified health information networks.

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Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts

Health Populi

“Most Americans clearly recognize the potential benefits that improved health IT can offer, and they want this transformation of the health care system to continue,” the Pew Charitable Trusts research concludes in Most Americans Want to Share and Access More Digital Health Data. Patients in the U.S.

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Cerebral Admits HIPAA Breach, Reports Leak of Data On 3.1 Million Users

Healthcare IT Today

Its leaders found that the tracking technology used to mine user data had disclosed information to third parties and subcontractors. Cerebral’s investigation concluded that the data might be considered protected health information and that it had failed to make sure that these third parties met HIPAA requirements for protecting PHI.

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Patient Portals and 'Answer Engines' to emerge as a powerful duo in HealthTech 2024?

Lloyd Price

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Personal Health LLM's to emerge in HealthTech 2024?

Lloyd Price

Health Coaching: Imagine a virtual coach that can analyze your health data (with your permission, of course) and provide personalized recommendations for diet, exercise, and overall well-being. Data Privacy: When using InteliHealth, make sure you understand their data privacy practices to ensure your health information is secure.