Validic also announced a collaboration with Partners Center for Connected Health to integrate patient-generated health data from more than 420 consumer and clinical health devices, which is set to go live in 2018.
Founded by executives from MD Revolution and Nucleus Health, San Diego-based MintHealth has launched a personal health record built using blockchain technology.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The push to develop safe health apps was a theme that ran through a few new developments this week from app developers behaving badly to the multi-pronged Xcertia initiative launched at the Connected Health conference to SocialWellth's revamp of a Happtique app curation program.
One idea behind Xcertia is that if best practice guidelines for mobile health apps are widely adopted, physicians will be more likely to prescribe them.
The crowdsourcing consult app will be available to doctors in 245 countries.
Walgreens' digital health endeavors continue to expand with more states having its MDLive telehealth app available and the introduction of a new rewards program app.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.