Cybersecurity attack against Amazon-owned online pharmacy PillPack exposed user health data
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MAY 19, 2023
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Report confirms racial disparities in patient access to their health data
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 5, 2023
Information-blocking rules now in effect have expanded the variety and types of data healthcare organizations are subject to under the 21st Century Cures Act, and there are still a lot of misconceptions about requirements and how to comply. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. ON THE RECORD. Email: afox@himss.org.
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Health Commons Project Acquires OneHealthPort to Expand Health Data Interoperability in Washington State
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
What You Should Know: – Health Commons Project , a non-profit dedicated to improving healthcare access and quality, has acquired OneHealthPort , Washington State’s Health Information Exchange (HIE). This commitment to innovation will further empower healthcare stakeholders across Washington State. ”
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Patient concerns in healthcare digitalisation: Rising inequalities
Healthcare It News
APRIL 22, 2024
Digitalisation in healthcare holds the promise of optimising processes and expanding access to care. In the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland, individual healthcare providers offer their own patient portals. This means if a person visits multiple facilities, they must use different portals to access their health data.
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Carequality releases final resolution in Epic and Particle Health's data dispute
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Nonprofit network Carequality released a redacted version of a dispute resolution between Epic and Particle Health that resolves a conflict over healthcare data exchange practices.
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FTC slaps GoodRx with $1.5M fine for sharing users' health data with Facebook, Google
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
fine for sharing users' health data with Facebook, Google aburky Wed, 02/01/2023 - 15:28 FTC slaps GoodRx with $1.5M
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FTC Strengthens Health Data Breach Notification Rule to Protect Consumers
HIT Consultant
APRIL 29, 2024
What You Should Know: – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized significant changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) , aiming to improve consumer protection in the digital age. This ensures these platforms are held accountable for safeguarding health data.
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Epic EHR Now Enables Direct Patient Access to Health Data
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 2, 2024
Patients will soon be able to directly share their health data with various apps of their choice, marking a significant step forward in data interoperability. Epic, as a qualified health information network (QHIN), has been instrumental in developing and implementing TEFCA.
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DC Health Link hack exposed health data on legislators: media reports
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 9, 2023
DC Health Link hack exposed health data on legislators: media reports pminemyer Thu, 03/09/2023 - 11:07
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The International Weaponization of Health Data
Bill Of Health
OCTOBER 18, 2022
International collaboration through the sharing of health data is crucial for advancing human health. The Rise of Big Data in Healthcare. And even greater potential is unlocked when data can be pooled (and accessed) from around the world. citizens’ health data with China. By Matthew Chun.
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Putting patients at the heart of digital healthcare
Healthcare It News
MAY 28, 2024
Crowded waiting rooms, stressed medical staff, and time pressure during diagnostic examinations—these are familiar challenges faced by many healthcare facilities and they require urgent attention. After all, it should be the patients themselves who benefit most from digitalization in healthcare.
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Cerebral shared private health data on 3.1M users for years with advertisers, social media platforms
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 16, 2023
Cerebral shared private health data on 3.1M users for years with advertisers, social media platforms agliadkovskaya Thu, 03/16/2023 - 10:57
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Digitalization in healthcare empowers patients
Healthcare It News
MARCH 17, 2022
In today’s digitalized healthcare environment, keeping the best outcomes for patients at the center of all activity increasingly depends on the smart use of medical data. Challenges for healthcare professionals along the patient pathway. Roles in healthcare are changing.
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Truveta's health data platform launches with $200M, insights on COVID breakthrough infections
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
Truveta's health data platform launches with $200M, insights on COVID breakthrough infections. Tue, 11/09/2021 - 14:59.
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National Healthcare Group eyes digital records for community care
Healthcare It News
JULY 28, 2024
Community care partners of the National Healthcare Group in Singapore have been provided access to a digital platform for managing health programmes and potentially creating digital records. Accredify also shared that the organisation can potentially introduce verifiable healthcare records through the online portal.
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FTC claims fertility tracking app Premom shared sensitive health data
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MAY 18, 2023
FTC claims fertility tracking app Premom shared sensitive health data aburky Thu, 05/18/2023 - 12:23
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TEFCA goes live in 'Big Bang' for nationwide health data sharing
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Seven years in the making, a nationwide network to exchange patient data called the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement is now operational, marking a critical step in establishing unive | Seven years in the making, a nationwide network to exchange patient data called the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement is now operational, (..)
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New Incentive Program for Exchanging Public Health Data Launches
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
What You Should Know: – eHealth Exchange , a health information exchange network, is offering an incentive program to encourage early adoption of public health data sharing. Reduced Costs: Efficient data exchange can help public health agencies operate more efficiently and allocate resources more effectively.
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The power of resilient and redundant healthcare technology systems
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
How resilient and redundant systems keep health data flowing during a crisis (like cyber-attacks).
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45% of U.S. Adults Say AI In Healthcare Is Trustworthy, 20% Note Privacy Of Health Data Violated
HIT Consultant
MAY 2, 2023
What You Should Know: Healthcare.com polled over 1,000 U.S. 33% of Gen Zers and 29% of Millennials say they experienced AI in medical treatments, compared to 21% of Gen Xers and 7% of Boomers. What You Should Know: Healthcare.com polled over 1,000 U.S.
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Microsoft releases data-driven updates for healthcare cloud
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Microsoft this week unveiled new capabilities to help solve some common roadblocks to enhancing patient engagement and effective health team collaboration, and to help support healthcare organizations more easily leveraging their enterprise data warehousing to fuel clinical and operational analytics. WHY IT MATTERS.
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House to discuss national data privacy bill with implications for healthcare
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 16, 2024
. | The House Energy & Commerce Committee holds a legislative hearing to discuss a slate of privacy and online safety bills Wednesday, one of which would give consumers more control over health data collected by apps and big tech.
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The continued & evolving role of digital fax in health data exchange
Healthcare It News
JULY 8, 2022
Sponsor: Concord Technologies Primary topic: Interoperability Topic: Interoperability Patient Engagement Privacy & Security Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: The continued & evolving role of digital fax in health data exchange Region Tag: Global Edition Node settings: Exclude (..)
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Digital pharmacy startup Truepill confirms hackers accessed health data for 2.3M users
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Postmeds, doing business as Truepill, confirmed that hackers accessed the personal data of more than 2.3 Postmeds, doing business as Truepill, confirmed that hackers accessed the personal data of more than 2.3 million patients. million patients.
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General Catalyst, a16z and Rock Health back Ribbon Health's $43.5M series B to build out health data platform
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
General Catalyst, a16z and Rock Health back Ribbon Health's $43.5M series B to build out health data platform. Tue, 11/16/2021 - 16:32.
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Healthcare Dealmakers—Kaiser's Risant targets Cone Health; FTC's antitrust win and more
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 2, 2024
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are in no short supply as providers, health tech companies, retailers and other industry players look to expand their businesses and gain a competitive edge.
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23andMe Launches Health Action Plan Based on Genetic/Health Data
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 31, 2023
It offers customers specific actions and next steps on their health journey. – 23andMe reminds customers that they should not use Health Action Plan to replace a visit to their primary healthcare provider.
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HHS unveils major revamp to shift health data, AI strategy and policy under ONC
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 25, 2024
This is a breaking story and will be updated. | The Office of the National Coordinator will now take on more responsibilities for technology oversight and data and AI policy development previously under other agencies.
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HIMSS24: Healthcare continues to make gains in data exchange with 49% jump in electronic prior authorization
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 10, 2024
ORLANDO, Florida—The industry continues to make substantial gains in health data exchange and interoperability, according to new data released by health information network Surescripts.
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Western Australia pursuing healthcare generative AI and more briefs
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 19, 2023
WA gov't funds gen AI in healthcare projects Nearly a million Australian dollars ($590,000) have been awarded by the government of Western Australia to support projects exploring the use of generative AI in healthcare. "This is an area of health that is so neglected and is still really stigmatised.
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Singapore's iHiS taps Google Cloud, Accenture to drive healthcare innovation
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Integrated Health Information Systems, Singapore's national healthcare technology agency, has collaborated with Google Cloud and Accenture to promote the development of data-driven applications to "deliver more high-quality and digital-first healthcare experiences."
Advancing Health Equity by Addressing The Health Data Desert
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Alok Mandal, Head of Healthcare Consulting, Virtusa Massive disparities continue to plague healthcare in the United States. Health equity means ensuring that health resources and services are accessible and affordable for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, geography, ethnicity, or financial circumstances.
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Roundup: MedTech Europe welcomes European Health Data Space, AI detects interval breast cancers, and more briefs
Healthcare It News
MAY 6, 2022
MedTech Europe welcomes launch of European Health Data Space. The European Commission this week launched the European Health Data Space (EHDS), which will allow citizens to access their health data in any EU member state. NHSE tech director Harjeet Dhalival to join Palantir.
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Labcorp Joins CommonWell Health Alliance to Advance Nationwide Health Data Exchange
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
What You Should Know: – CommonWell Health Alliance , a prominent force in healthcare interoperability , is proud to announce Labcorp , a global leader in laboratory services, as its newest member. This collaboration will further advance FHIR interoperability and improve the accessibility and usability of crucial health data.
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5 Factors to Consider When Developing a Health Data Platform
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
The conversation around whether a healthcare startup should build a data platform or buy one isn’t anything new. Startups choose to build their data platforms for several compelling reasons. 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
HIT Consultant
APRIL 22, 2024
Cambron Carter, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Pearl The synergy of artificial intelligence (AI) and medical imaging has opened new horizons for healthcare. In healthcare, the stakes are high–higher, arguably, than in any other areas of AI deployment. In medicine – as opposed to, say, advertising – data is a public good.
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Health Gorilla Launches Patient Access Solution Enabling Access to Health Data from Health Information Networks
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Accessing comprehensive data seamlessly from national exchanges has traditionally been limited to specific use-cases, such as treatment. Accessing comprehensive data seamlessly from national exchanges has traditionally been limited to specific use-cases, such as treatment.
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GE HealthCare Launches AI Innovation Lab to Accelerate Healthcare Advancements
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 21, 2024
What You Should Know: – GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) announced the launch of its AI Innovation Lab, an initiative aimed at accelerating early-stage AI innovations across medical devices, digital tools, and clinical workflows. With 90% of U.S. With 90% of U.S. million X-ray images.
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Harnessing Health Technology and Precision Data to Transition to Proactive Healthcare
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 3, 2024
Justin Sirotin, Founder and CEO of OCTO Amidst the backdrop of the United States being the world’s highest spender on healthcare, a sober reality emerges: despite this immense investment, the nation faces many alarming statistics on the state of public health. is unsustainable. is unsustainable.
UHG says it's rebuilding Change Healthcare with cloud-based security
Healthcare It News
MAY 2, 2024
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty testified on May 1 before both the House and Senate about the seismic February 21 cyberattack of UHG subsidiary Change Healthcare, which was infiltrated by the ALPHV ransomware gang. His testimony offered a glimpse into the technical side of the attack and, and UHG's incident response.
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CRISP Awarded $255M Grant to Accelerate Public Health Data Modernization
HIT Consultant
JULY 12, 2024
What You Should Know: – CRISP Shared Services (CSS) , a leading non-profit focused on public health data exchange technology, has been selected as an Implementation Center awardee under the newly launched $255M National Implementation Center Program. Zane Networks: An award-winning provider of healthcare transformation services.
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Smile Digital Health Closes $30M to Expand Health Data Fabric Platform
HIT Consultant
JANUARY 27, 2023
(doing business as Smile Digital Health) (“Smile”), a FHIR® health data fabric (HDF) and exchange solutions provider raises $30M in Series B growth capital led by existing investors including UPMC Enterprises.
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Amid growing concern about data privacy, Invitae shines spotlight on how it uses de-identified health data
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Amid growing concern about data privacy, Invitae shines spotlight on how it uses de-identified health data. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 18:35.
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Prioritise digital healthcare from early life, says Lancet report
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Facebook, Amazon and Alibaba have all developed mobile phone-based health records, with many more developments in the near future. The report stated that tech companies have embedded themselves into health systems, and will become an integral part of the healthcare network and infrastructure. ON THE RECORD.
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