Data Privacy

Understanding Asynchronous Telehealth’s Benefits and Barriers to Use

December 21, 2023 - With the unprecedented rise in telehealth utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic, it became increasingly clear that it was not a passing phase. Though usage rates have dropped since the pandemic’s peak, telehealth has become embedded in the healthcare system – heralding a new normal for healthcare delivery in America.   There are various types of telehealth...


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ATA Publishes Principles for Artificial Intelligence Development, Use

by Anuja Vaidya

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has released guiding principles to support the development, integration, and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. The ATA detailed six AI...

Most Patients Support Incorporating Wearable Device Data in Healthcare

by Anuja Vaidya

More than half of healthcare consumers (59 percent) said that if their physician incorporated health data from their personal wearable devices into their treatment plans, they would be encouraged to...

ATA Releases Data Privacy Principles for Telehealth Practices

by Anuja Vaidya

Amid rising concerns about data privacy within the telehealth arena, the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) released a set of principles to ensure patient data is protected during telehealth...

Amazon’s Virtual Care Clinic Expands Nationwide

by Anuja Vaidya

Amazon's virtual care clinic has launched in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., providing access to telehealth-based care for 30 common conditions. The technology giant launched Amazon Clinic as...

Report: Amazon Pauses 50-State Virtual Care Service Expansion

by Anuja Vaidya

Amazon is holding off on a 50-state expansion of its virtual care clinic after receiving a letter from lawmakers expressing concern over its data privacy practices, according to a report from...

52% of Providers Say Patients Declined Telehealth Due to Security Concerns

by Anuja Vaidya

Though the popularity of telehealth has grown over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of global telehealth providers have experienced cases where patients refused to participate in a...

California Extends HIPAA Telehealth Waiver to End of PHE

by Eric Wicklund

California Governor Gavin Newsom has extended an Executive Order enabling physicians to conduct routine and non-emergency telehealth services without risk of being penalized for the inadvertent release...

FTC Emphasizes Security Standards for mHealth Apps, Devices

by Eric Wicklund

The federal government is strengthening efforts to ensure than mHealth apps and connected devices protect personal health information. The Federal Trade Commission this week issued a policy statement...

AHIMA Launches mHealth Resource, Assessment Tool for Vendors

by Eric Wicklund

The American Health Information Management Association is jumping on the mHealth bandwagon with a resource site and assessment standards for digital health companies. Working with Moxe, a clinical...

Draft Guidelines Introduced to Protect Consumer Data on mHealth Platforms

by Eric Wicklund

Two digital health organizations have joined forces to develop guidelines to protect health information gathered by consumer-facing mHealth devices. The Draft Consumer Privacy Framework for Health...

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