We expect 2023 to be a pivotal year for the industry, as the accelerated acceptance of virtual care and demographic trends, such as an aging population, increasing chronic illnesses and healthcare worker shortages, sustain demand for medtech-enabled solutions.
The agency reminded health apps and wearables companies that they must disclose any breach of users’ health information, even if they are not a HIPAA covered entity. Companies that fail to disclose a breach could face thousands of dollars per day in fines.
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.
Zoom recently reached an $85 million settlement agreement for a lawsuit alleging the company shared users’ data and misrepresented encryption claims. It should be a lesson for the industry that health data cannot be used with disregard, a security expert said.
Clear use-cases to fully understand how the synthetic data will be deployed are an essential component of the decision making process, and although by nature synthetic data isn't ‘real’, its existence within the data supply chain should still fall under data governance and security policies.
Research organizations can participate in ethical data sharing today by considering participants’ privacy and security and balancing the need to protect their commercial interests with the need to share enough data to benefit medical research.
Most apps offering opioid use disorder treatment have access to sensitive identifying information of their users, according to an analysis of 10 of them.
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.
A mass email sent to hundreds of One Medical users exposed their email addresses. One Medical has stated it was not the result of a security breach.
About 88% of health apps are built with the ability to collect and share user data, according to a study published last week in the BMJ. Most of these codes for data collection are for third-party services, such as ads or analytics.
Hospitals and other covered entities are striking a growing number of agreements to use de-identified patient data for research or to develop AI tools. But they should carefully weigh the risks of sharing this data, experts said.
As the use of technology proliferates during the Covid-19 pandemic, concerns rise about privacy and health data security. Congressional Democrats have proposed new legislation that would protect individuals' data rights amid the public health crisis.
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Google announced it had closed its planned acquisition of Fitbit on Thursday, even thought the deal is still being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Flo, a popular period-tracking app, reached a settlement with the FTC over allegations that it misled users about how their health information would be shared. As part of the settlement, the startup is required to conduct an independent review of its privacy practices.
A survey of more than 7,000 consumers by Accenture found that they listed data privacy and efficacy as their top concerns with digital health tools and services. But the majority said they’d be willing to get virtual care from traditional healthcare providers.
Ancestry, which grew from a genealogy tracking tool to offering DNA tests for a number of healthconditions, reached a deal to be acquired by Blackstone for $4.7 billion. But privacy advocates have raised concerns over the deal — namely, what would happen to users’ health data?
Regulators with the European Commission said they would launch a full investigation of Google’s proposed acquisition of Fitbit. The deal has drawn close scrutiny from regulators who worry about the amount of data Google would be able to access.