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· Patients have the right to access their medical information. Access also improves the overall efficiency of the medical care team. Yet, patient privacy laws are notoriously complex—especially when it…
cta.tech
CTA Launches First-Ever Industry-Led Standard for AI in Health Care
3 min · · More than 50 organizations – from major tech giants to startups and health care industry leaders – convened by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® have developed the first-ever ANSI-accredited… · Shared by 5, including Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
Vox
Our phones can now detect health problems from Parkinson’s to depression. Is that a good thing?
15+ min · · Digital phenotyping, which can detect patterns from text messages, movements, and even our speech, could transform health care. But is our personal information at stake? · Shared by 100, including Thomas Power, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Esther Schindler, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Daniel Kraft, MD, HealthyWomen.org, Christina Farr, John Nosta
CNBC
Google Health, the company's newest product area, has ballooned to more than 500 employees
4 min · · Google and its parent company, Alphabet, are counting on new businesses as growth slows in its core digital advertising business. · Shared by 8, including Christina Farr
pharmaboardroom.com
InFocus Artificial Intelligence
1 min · · Professor Jackie Hunter looks at why the pharmaceutical industry has been so… Bayer’s Michael Levy examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can assist in… Vishal Doshi looks at how AI is already…
STAT
10 reasons why health care startups fail
6 min · · Grounded in science and regulated by the government, health care is a challenging sector. In any startup, there are many opportunities for missteps. · Shared by 14, including John Nosta, Daniel Kraft, MD
bundesgesundheitsministerium.de
Driving the digital transformation of Germany’s healthcare system for the good of patients
5 min · · The Act to Improve Healthcare Provision through Digitalisation and Innovation (Digital Healthcare Act – DVG) Apps on prescription, easy use of online video consultations and access to a secure…
WIRED
An AI Epidemiologist Sent the First Warnings of the Wuhan Virus
2 min · · The BlueDot algorithm scours news reports and airline ticketing data to predict the spread of diseases like those linked to the flu outbreak in China. · Shared by 377, including CyberCodeTwins, Mathew Ingram, Nick Cote, Katja Evertz, Berci Meskó, MD, PhD, Bob E. Hayes, Howard Getson, Matthias Lampe, Rick King, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Daniel Kraft, MD, Bob Gourley, Eric Topol, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Claudia Sommer, Tamara McCleary, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, John Nosta, Carl Robinson 🎙️
digitalhealth.net
Three in ten GPs recommend apps to ease pressure on CAMHS
3 min · · In a survey of 994 GPs, 31% said they recommend patients use NHS approved apps to manage poor mental health if they’re facing delays for NHS treatment.
The Wall Street Journal
Kaiser Permanente Bets on Smartwatches to Lower Costs
2 min · · Kaiser Permanente is expanding a program in which patients recovering from a cardiac event wear smartwatches to track whether they are exercising and taking their medication. · Shared by 8, including Neira Jones
TechCrunch
A billion medical images exposed, but doctors ignore warnings
6 min · · Despite warnings from security researchers, the number of exposed images has risen. · Shared by 33, including Jonathan Eisen, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Steve Portigal 🇨🇦🇺🇸
healthtransformer.co
Health Innovation’s Decade Challenge
14+ min · · As another year of health innovation funding closes, StartUp Health looks back over the trends and insights that defined the last decade · Shared by 5, including StartUp Health
nature
International evaluation of an AI system for breast cancer screening
8 min · · An artificial intelligence (AI) system performs as well as or better than radiologists at detecting breast cancer from mammograms, and using a combination of AI and human inputs could help to improve screening efficiency. · Shared by 25, including Dr. Ganapathi Pulipaka 🇺🇸, MIT CSAIL, Eric Topol, AGI.Eth | MTL.Eth, Brian T. Edwards, Ward Plunet
NEJM
Insight to Foresight: C-Suite Perspectives on Clinical Applications for Analytics
9 min · · It’s widely accepted that analytics have the potential to dramatically improve patients’ health and well-being. In fact, in an NEJM Catalyst survey of U.S. clinicians, clinical leaders, and health…
bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com
Working with patients and the public to design an electronic health record interface: a qualitative mixed-methods study
3 min · · Enabling patients to be active users of their own medical records may promote the delivery of safe, efficient care across settings. Patients are rarely involved in designing digital health record…
icr.ac.uk
UK-first study to assess role of whole-genome screening in primary care
· People in the UK will for the first time have their entire genetic code read from samples taken at a GP practice as part of a pioneering study to assess the potential benefits of screening for gene…