Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 26, 2019
Members of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) called on Congress to better serve and protect the growing population of healthcare consumers who use technology – such as social media, wearables and mobile health (mHealth) apps – to manage their health. AHIMA members met with Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C.
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
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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Aging in Place Technology Watch
MARCH 19, 2020
OCR lifts HIPAA restrictions – and innovation efforts accelerate. category tags: mHealth-Telehealth-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , healthcare. Or your aging mother doesn’t have any of those devices – only 62% of those aged 70+ own smartphones, according to AARP. So someone (you?) and here’s home care.
E-CareManagement
JUNE 27, 2021
Some have called on policymakers to extend HIPAA to cover mHealth apps and other online platforms. ” — Deven McGraw and I argue that extending HIPAA is not a viable solution. HIPAA’s rules protect data and also protect incumbents’ interests in controlling health data.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
MARCH 16, 2023
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.
mHealth Insight
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
Next week (11-15 February 2019) in Orlando (USA) 45,000 delegates will attend the world’s biggest Healthcare IT Conference and Exhibition and we’ll be there for meetings and to learn about and share mHealth innovations with readers of the mHealth Insight blog. Cardinal Analytx (USA/Booth 888-33). and in Europe.
E-CareManagement
JANUARY 22, 2020
Some have called on policymakers to extend HIPAA to cover mHealth apps and other online platforms. ” — Deven McGraw and I argue that extending HIPAA is not a viable solution. HIPAA’s rules protect data and also protect incumbents’ interests in controlling health data.
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