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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

Health Populi

Alissa Knight , an expert on hacking and cybersecurity, conducted this research by first downloading 30 mHealth apps in collaboration with the companies, to do penetration testing of their apps and APIs. mHealth companies should implement a “zero-trust” approach to securing apps and APIs.

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Telehealth, HIPAA compliance and innovation tracking

Aging in Place Technology Watch

You love it, I’m sure, once you created your Skype ID, learned how to sign on and most importantly, sign out. OCR lifts HIPAA restrictions – and innovation efforts accelerate. category tags: mHealth-Telehealth-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , healthcare. You’re ready for telehealth, having used Skype.

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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. HIPAA, in some cases, may not legally obligate privately held companies to keep collected information private.

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Cerebral Telehealth: 2023’s Second Largest Patient Data Breach

Telebehavioral Health Institute

.” OCR’s Allegation of Cerebral Telehealth The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the US Health and Human Services department in charge of investigating and sanctioning HIPAA violations, has posted the results of their current investigation of Cerebral. HIPAA investigations don’t occur in a vacuum.

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Managing the Risks of Fast-Growing Digital Health

Health Populi

How to deal? The pandemic has accelerated the use of digital health across its many segments: telehealth, mHealth, software platforms, behavioral health, digital therapeutics, among them. Thus, the industry must focus on the range of risks that can be mitigated from cyber-attacks to human error and system failures.

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Voice First: Speaking Up about Health and Wellness

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Alexa has the answer to ‘Where’s the Nearest Hospital” but sends you to WebMD for how to treat a sunburn. And then there’s Amazon -- with a team focused on health and wellness – creating interest and some have concern about a voice home hub – though not yet HIPAA compliant. Answers to some questions are obvious -- or obviously missing.

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eVisit

Published by HIMSS Media, this is a reliable, daily updated source for all your healthcare IT news, whether you're looking for the most recent updates on meaningful use rules, tips for implementing your EMR successfully, or are wondering how to leverage patient data to provide better care. Total HIPAA Compliance. as one should ?