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Health Data Privacy: Majority of Patients Demand Accountability, Transparency

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What You Should Know: – A new examination of patient perspectives on health data privacy illustrates unresolved tension over the eroding security and confidentiality of personal health information in a wired society and economy. This concern is magnified with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. .

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Majority of teen patient portals accessed by guardians, raising privacy concerns

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A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open found that more than half of adolescent patient portal accounts with outbound messages were accessed by guardians. All three institutions allow adolescents to have their own MyChart accounts through the Epic EHR. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Stanford uses AI to navigate health information sharing with teens and their families

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"Investing in the technical work to create a nuanced approach to health information sharing is not just a necessity, it's an opportunity," she continued. "It's an opportunity to revolutionize the way we handle teen health data, ensuring both teens and their guardians have appropriate access to the information they need."

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HIMSSCast: Whole person care and data interoperability drivers

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Social determinants of health – the food, shelter and security attributes of patients that exist outside of care settings – contribute disproportionate risks for disease, hospital readmissions and a lack of access to quality healthcare among vulnerable populations, including people on Medicare.

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5 Factors to Consider When Developing a Health Data Platform

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For example, it could give them greater control over their data security and architecture or they feel they know their data best and can better manage it internally. Whatever the reason, if a startup is looking to develop its own health data platform, there are five factors they must always consider.

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The Future of Human Health May Require Unlocking Access to Our Health Data

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As AI technologies require vast amounts of data to improve accuracy and efficacy, the question of how to protect patient privacy while leveraging data insights becomes increasingly complex. In medicine – as opposed to, say, advertising – data is a public good.

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AHA says OCR's online tracking tool rules need to go

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AHA, however, noted two specific issues that "would benefit from congressional attention" – OCR's December rule regarding the use of online tracking tools and the various state privacy regulations that pile on HIPAA.