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FTC Strengthens Health Data Breach Notification Rule to Protect Consumers

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized significant changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) , aiming to improve consumer protection in the digital age. This ensures these platforms are held accountable for safeguarding health data.

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Report confirms racial disparities in patient access to their health data

Healthcare It News

While individuals have expressed privacy concerns, the majority of patients want to have their healthcare records readily available and many say they want to download their health data to mobile devices. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. ON THE RECORD. Email: afox@himss.org.

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23andMe Launches Health Action Plan Based on Genetic/Health Data

HIT Consultant

It offers customers specific actions and next steps on their health journey. – 23andMe reminds customers that they should not use Health Action Plan to replace a visit to their primary healthcare provider.

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The Future of Human Health May Require Unlocking Access to Our Health Data

HIT Consultant

That effort must begin with thoughtful collaboration between policymakers, technologists, and healthcare providers.

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Smile Digital Health Closes $30M to Expand Health Data Fabric Platform

HIT Consultant

(doing business as Smile Digital Health) (“Smile”), a FHIR® health data fabric (HDF) and exchange solutions provider raises $30M in Series B growth capital led by existing investors including UPMC Enterprises.

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Singapore to Pass Comprehensive Health Data Law

Triage Health Law

On December 4, 2023, Singapore’s Ministry of Health (Ministry) announced that the nation’s first ever comprehensive health data law, the Health Information Bill (Bill), will be introduced in mid-2024. A set of Cyber & Data Security Guidelines for Healthcare Providers (Guidelines) was also published.

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Why The Time Is Now for Healthcare Provider Cloud Migration

HIT Consultant

When it comes to cloud security, adopting infrastructure as code is an essential tool to protect vulnerable health data, without the need for constant manual management. This is because IaC allows security best practices to be written into the infrastructure code.