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Governing Health Data for Research, Development, and Innovation: The Missteps of the European Health Data Space Proposal

Bill Of Health

By Enrique Santamaría Together with the Data Governance Act (DGA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) will most likely form the new regulatory and governance framework for the use of health data in the European Union.

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NZ clinicians hope for a patient-centred future, but hindrances abound: report

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Post-pandemic, technological innovations continue to thrust the world forward at an unprecedented speed, and clinicians feel it is an uphill battle, constantly climbing the learning curve. Patients echo these concerns, with 35% expressing worries about clinicians' limited access to their relevant health data.

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Protecting the Consumer at the Heart of DTC Precision Medicine

Bill Of Health

In the context of health, let alone highly sophisticated cell signaling and microenvironment data, the web gets even more tangled. The HIPAA Problem The privatization of next-generation medical technologies, especially in regenerative and precision medicine, further muddies the data-protection waters.

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How Digital Health and Cryptocurrency are Transforming Modern Therapies

HIT Consultant

The integration of cryptocurrency in gaming platforms like Coinplay can also facilitate crowdfunding for health research and development. By allowing players to donate a portion of their in-game earnings to health-related causes, gaming communities can collectively support the advancement of medical technologies and treatments.

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5 Trends Driving the Future Growth of Digital Health & MedTech

HIT Consultant

“Healthcare is at a crossroads, facing unprecedented pressure and disruption — including affordability challenges, shifting patient expectations, and an increasing deluge of health data,” said Tim Durst, a managing director at Accenture who leads the global medical technology sector in the company’s Life Sciences practice.

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IoT and The Rise of the Machines in Healthcare

Health Populi

These technologies are emerging from both the medical-tech developers as well as consumer-grade and -facing companies: think HIMSS and RSNA vis-a-vis CES/the Consumer Technology Association. We can expect connected fitness, gaming, voice, and autos will all connect to our health care in the growing Internet of Healthy Things.

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Our Homes Are Health Delivery Platforms – The New Home Health/Care at CES 2021

Health Populi

Heart health at home. The heart has been a digital health focus at CES for several years as sensors got added to wristworn activity trackers and mobile apps married to medical technologies that were once only available for use in a doctor’s office or outpatient clinic. The deal has not yet been approved by the U.S.