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One Drop and Fitbit Announce Diabetes Collaboration
The move enables One Drop to sync with a sizeable share of the wearables market.
How the FDA Pushes Medical Device Cybersecurity
An agency leader says the process should continue “throughout the total product life cycle.”
Latest WannaCry Virus Attack Stresses Healthcare's Need to Fortify Defenses
“They have more janitors at these hospitals than they do security people.”
Georgia Tech Researchers Offer Open-Source Cancer Treatment Algorithm
Sharing algorithms can benefit healthcare research and society at large.
Education and Simulation Essential for Hospital Cybersecurity
A HIMSS expert says everyone needs to increase their cybersecurity literacy.
mHealth Security Flaws Pose Risks to Users
A study found vulnerabilities in 21 top apps, including 18 that leaked private data.
Why Data Silos Need Uniform Disclosure Regulations
A bioethicist said the information ends up being used in the same ways, which is what research contributors care about most.
When to Consider Patient Data Privacy? All Along
A single case underscores the need for clinicians and hospitals to look beyond regulations when seeking consent.
The Trouble with Validation and Consent in the Digital Age
“Consumer wearables fall between the cracks of what is already a fragmented and not particularly powerful set of government safeguards."
Telemedicine's Promise for Treating Hypertension
“The patients were the most interested in the technology. It essentially freed them.”
Latanya Sweeney Fights for Data Privacy, One State at a Time
The researcher who helped shape HIPAA is now taking on gaps in patient data privacy nationwide.
Like Self-Driving Cars, Healthcare Must Solve Its Machine Learning Problem
Why a new debugger called DeepXplore could prepare artificial intelligence for the real world.
Should the US Adopt a Data Breach Safety Net?
Why one expert is pushing to establish a fund to pay out victims.
Pro Sports Show Why US Needs Clear Biometric Data Policy
“They’re only hypothetical in the sense that we haven’t had a catastrophic event yet. But we will.”
Declaring a Public Health Emergency Carries Privacy Concerns
The administration is expected today to designate the opioid crisis a public health emergency. But what does that mean for patients’ data?
Using AI to Combat the Opioid Crisis
From 620,000 tweets, machine learning identified nearly 1,800 sales pitches for the deadly drugs.
MACRA Implementation Will be Difficult Without Meaningful Quality Measures
“Overall, at the general population level, I've been actually surprised as to how well people understand it."
CHOP and Edico Team Up for Record-Setting Genome Analysis
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the next-generation sequencing firm analyzed 1,000 genomes in under 3 hours.
Why Conduct Population Health Research? Benefits Abound
But researchers must expand their focus beyond incidence rates.
New AMA Network to Give Doctors a Stronger Say in Tech
Why the move could help physicians, healthcare organizations, and innovators.
FDA Approves First Smartphone-Ready Insertable Cardiac Monitor
Abbott's technology enables physicians to remotely identify arrhythmias in patients.
New FDA Guidance Docs Aim to Nurture Medical Device Innovation
The agency continues to refine its device clearance process in accordance with the 21st Century Cures Act.
Chasing $8B Market, BrainWaveBank Teams Up with Kx
The start-up is building the first “big data collection of brainwave activity,” which aims to serve consumers and pharma.
How Personalized Interactions with Robots Could Help Stroke Victims
“I think of it as a robotic revolution in rehabilitation.”
Is "Dr. YouTube" a Blessing or Curse?
Although healthcare professionals created most of the videos analyzed in a new study, the content didn’t necessarily advance patient education.
Telehealth in the United States: A Year in Legislation
A look at some of the successes and failures of state telehealth laws in 2017.
Why Informatics Could Transform Cancer Treatments
A University of Pennsylvania medical informatics expert describes how healthcare organizations can crunch the numbers to their advantage.
A New Curriculum Could Advance Teleneurology
Researchers say the guidelines fill a void in many medical schools.
Health and Wellness Apps May Collect Health Info, Unbeknownst to Users
"If your app carefully sidesteps claiming any kind of medical intervention, then it's a health and wellness app and not a medical device -- and it is not regulated."
After Hurricanes in Puerto Rico, FDA Aims to Spark Medical Device Production
The island’s device manufacturers face major challenges, and consequences could extend across the country.