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The alliance streamlines verification of patient-driven record demands to Selfii's patient data network.
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Abigail Norville, deputy secretary general of the Netherlands' Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, talks about the challenges of digitizing Dutch healthcare amid patients' data privacy concerns and clinicians' interest in driving efficiency.
The regulator’s report flagged governance issues in the midwifery and pediatrics service.
Thirty mobile health apps from larger healthcare information technology companies were susceptible to a broken object level authorization (BOLA) attack.
Digital health and data experts illustrate the risk of sharing anonymized fitness data and call for systematic reform.
Per the pending agreement, Flo will need to inform users that their period and pregnancy info was shared with third-party advertisers and install independent oversight of their privacy practices.
MobiHealthNews talks about the positive economic impact of wider consumer engagement in health tech with Ilya Kravtsov, CEO and co-founder of PouchPASS.
The medical chat platform brings privacy protection to the public with technology usually reserved for secure messaging services.
More expertise will be necessary if the regulator is to keep up with the constant evolution of real-world evidence, privacy and other data-driven challenges, Dr. Hahn said.
Contact tracing apps, symptom checkers and other data-driven tools provide tangible benefits, but experts say that more can be done to educate individuals on what information they collect and how it's handled.