The increasing use of apps provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs is meant to improve access to patient health and benefits information in convenient digital platforms. However, members of Congress are worried that this electronic data is vulnerable. “When a veteran downloads an app from the VA’s app store, how much personal information does… Read More: VA apps pose privacy risk to veterans’ healthcare data »
This article originally appeared in the American Bar Association’s Health eSource here. By KIRK NAHRA This piece is part of the series “The Health Data Goldilocks Dilemma: Sharing? Privacy? Both?” which explores whether it’s possible to advance interoperability while maintaining privacy. Check out other pieces in the series here. Congress is debating whether to enact a national… Read More: Healthcare in the National Privacy Law Debate »
While the American Medical Association supports enabling patient access and sharing of their own electronic healthcare information, the physician group is concerned that a proposed federal rule will put sensitive data at risk. AMA charges that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is making a policy decision to “not prioritize patient privacy”… Read More: AMA: ONC proposed rule leaves patients’ data, privacy vulnerable »
On Episode 3 of HardCore Health, Jess & I start off by discussing all of the health tech companies IPOing (Livonogo, Phreesia, Health Catalyst) and talk about what that means for the industry as a whole. Zoya discusses the newest series on THCB called, “The Health Data Goldilocks Dilemma: Sharing? Privacy? Both?”, which follows &… Read More: HardCore Health Podcast| Episode 3, IPOs, Privacy, & more! »