Cybersecurity and Privacy

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By  05:32 am October 24, 2023
Personalized companion care protocols for novel oncology therapeutics, like those for multiple myeloma, are essential for patient success. These care models should be adaptable according to patient variations, resource levels and care site capabilities. Join Mohamed Datoo, Sr. Director, Global Commercial Data Sciences and Digital Health at Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine and Vijesh...
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By  11:08 am September 25, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the technology landscape across the healthcare industry, and the transformation continues. Healthcare organizations around the globe are investing in new digital technologies to enhance care delivery, reduce costs, manage workforce shortages and adapt to evolving healthcare delivery patterns. Youzhi Li, PhD, director of healthcare at Keysight, said, “Newer...
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By  Emily Olsen 12:35 pm May 10, 2023
Oura, the company behind a health tracking ring wearable, announced Tuesday it had purchased digital identification startup Proxy in an all-equity deal. Proxy offers digital identity tech that aims to replace keys, cards, badges, apps and passwords. The startup said it had been working to include its offerings on wearable devices as well as phones.  According to reporting by Bloomberg, the deal...
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By  Emily Olsen 02:52 pm April 19, 2023
After years of slow movement advancing telehealth, remote patient monitoring and other digital health technologies, the landscape changed rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Jodi Daniel, managing director of Crowell Health Solutions.  At HIMSS23, Daniel, who previously served as the founding director of the Office of Policy in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information...
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By  Emily Olsen 12:03 pm April 17, 2023
CHICAGO – When Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health's Sanger Heart and Vascular Center was first implementing its remote patient monitoring program, the hardest lift was getting devices into patients' hands and troubleshooting problems, said program coordinator Shannon Crotwell. They began with internet-connected devices, asking patients to download an app where they'd need an Apple ID. Then they...
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By  Emily Olsen 10:32 am April 5, 2023
Online alcohol recovery programs Monument and Tempest shared users' personal information with third-party advertisers for several years, according to a data breach notification filed last week with California's attorney general.  In the notice, first reported by TechCrunch, Monument said it used pixel-tracking technologies from companies like Meta, Google, Bing and Pinterest "without the...
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By  Jessica Hagen 10:19 am March 7, 2023
Consumers are most willing to share their health information when privacy protections are in place, with consent being the most important, followed by data deletion, regulatory oversight and data transparency, according to a conjoint analysis published in JAMA Network Open.  The 2020 national survey included responses from 3,539 U.S. adults, with an oversampling of Black and Hispanic individuals...
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By  Emily Olsen 10:13 am March 3, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission has started cracking down on digital health companies for allegedly sharing consumers' health data for advertising purposes.  Last month, the agency said GoodRx had shared personal health information with third parties like Google and Facebook. The company, best known for its drug-cost transparency tools, agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine to settle the case, but...
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By  Emily Olsen 12:58 pm March 2, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission has fined online therapy company BetterHelp $7.8 million for allegedly sharing consumer data with third parties like Facebook and Snapchat for advertising purposes. The proposed order – the second recent action by the FTC regarding data sharing by a digital health company – would also ban BetterHelp from disclosing health data for advertising. The agency said this is...