Telehealth

The law firm posted a new report that includes its 7-point plan to tighten security, avoid breaches, and respond when data gets compromised.

Now the question is whether cyber criminals could someday emulate that approach to access encrypted patient data.

More hospitals ranked telehealth as a priority than did last year, and many reported success at engaging patients and improving outcomes. 

Researchers will use the software to crowdsource data that helps physicians better understand how to use fever as a tool to improve medical diagnoses.  

(SPONSORED)The recruitment and enrollment process for clinical trials for drug development is a major challenge for pharmaceutical companies.

"We believe that mobile devices such as iPhones will become the predominant means by which patients interact with BIDMC," says Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CIO John Halamka, MD. "Your phone will be the repository of your medical record."

At the same time that it revealed CareKit, Apple announced that ResearchKit would be updated to more easily make use of genetic data, via a module designed by consumer genetics company 23andMe.

COO Jeff Williams said the framework will empower patients and care teams to have more formalized discussions with physicians, beginning with programs for Parkinson’s and post-surgical plans.

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