What Kamala Harris’s record says about major AI policy issues
Sen. Kamala Harris in the past has taken positions on issues like algorithmic bias in police use of facial recognition software. (Venture Beat)
52% of Households Willing to Share Smartphone Data to Aid in COVID-19 Contact Tracing
Park Associates' new research says that more than 50% of US households would share their smartphone data to help in COVID-19 contact tracing. With privacy protections, an additional 20% could be convinced to share their data (HIT Consultant Media)
How Parkland's COVID-19 Vulnerability index identifies Dallas hotspots by zip code
For any region before a surge in COVID cases, there is a small window of time to leverage analytics, geospatial modeling, and integrated patient management tools to equip local governments and health care teams. To aid in this, the PCCI have developed a Vulnerability Index. (HIT Consultant Media)
New Disinfection robot can destroy COVID-19 virus in 2 minutes
Utilizing UV light in the battle against COVID via a computerized robot. (HIT Consultant Media)
Getting back to business ; creating and managing a covid secure workplace
How do businesses prepare for reopening, and what can you do to keep yourself safe? (Knowledge Exchange)
Why AI fell short in slowing the spread of covid-19
Despite high potential, a lack of high quality data impaired the efficacy of AI models during the pandemic. (Healthcare IT News)
DHA taps capsule technologies for clinical surveillance, device connectivity
The DHA has said it will use its resources to aid telehealth care and remote patient monitoring internationally. (Healthcare IT News)
HHS unveils Coronavirus data hub, but accuracy is still in question.
Research suggests that closed hospitals are registered as not reporting COVID-19 data for a given state, potentially leading to erroneous data conclusions. (Healthcare IT News)
More than 100 Industry groups ask Trump to reverse HHS data reporting requirement.
Organizations from fields across the board referenced concerns about data availability and transparency to account for their complaint about the new process. (Healthcare IT News)
Bipartisan house bill would enshrine telehealth rule changes, enable wider use.
The protecting access to post-covid-19 telehealth act will expand the utilization of virtual care even after the pandemic, by cutting back restrictions and ensuring accessibility in order to address healthcare disparities and enhance patient outcomes. (Healthcare IT News)
Google-Apple exposure notification tools for COVID
Google-Apple contact tracing API updated with new dev tools, cross country interoperability and location data clarifications. (MobiHealth News)
McKinsey: up to $250B of US health spending could become virtual
"…[A] recent report analyzing claims data identified virtual care use cases estimates that could comprise roughly 20% of all Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial spend across outpatient...." (MobiHealth News)
Public Health and Criminal Justice
Learn about the associations between public health and criminal justice. (Criminal Justice)
Telehealth Could Be Solution for Pandemics.
AI Can ID Unseen COVID-19 Sufferers & Enable Proactive Care
COVID-19 pushes people to avoid hospitals to get acute or chronic care or standard preventative tests and services. AI tackles "unseen sufferers" by targeting at-risk individuals. (HIT Consultant Media)
COVID-19 Makes Data Interoperability Compliance a Priority
Government healthcare regulation now require data interoperability. It occurred too late for COVID-19, but interoperability offers a wealth of ways to revolutionize healthcare. (HIT Consultant Media)
An Impending Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Revolution
AI has many algorithms and computing power to tackle difficult healthcare challenges. Why hasn't it been applied? AI requires real data for training, an issue to be solved by Electronic Health Records. (HIT Consultant Media)
COVID-19: Prevent Oncoming Medical Information Crisis
Healthcare providers are overwhelmed by a COVID-19flawed data influx. Without sound information architecture, it will affect responses of healthcare providers, hospitals, insurers, researchers, and government. (HIT Consultant Media)
COVID-19's Impact on Telehealth and HIPAA Regulations
Will the easing in regulatory barriers to healthcare outlast the pandemic? HHS departments announced eased regulations to telehealth services to increase them for patients and providers. Will they last? (HIT Consultant Media)
Know 'Conditions & Maintenance Certificate' Requirements
The 21st Century Cures Act requires HHS to write "Conditions and Maintenance Certificate" requirements for oncology health IT certification programs. IT developers, their modules must comply. (Health IT Buzz)
mHealth Could Revolutionize Engagement with NHS
Mobile health applications may be incorporated into healthcare practices to perform functions once done by GPs. Data shows people under 55 prefer the internet for their health information. (The Knowledge Exchange Blog)
Microsoft Chatbot Tells Survivors: Can They Give Plasma?
A new Microsoft chatbot enables COVID-19 survivors to determine whether they can donate plasma for research. It screens patients about their virus status and other health factors. (MobiHealthNews)
'Health Data Privacy' Debate Coming Post-COVID-19
Chief clinical officer of Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society urges open discussion about preserving privacy and secondary data gathered during surveillance and tracking. (Healthcare IT News)
LiveChat, Infermedica Debut Risk Assessment Chatbot
The chatbot from Infermedica's WHO-recognized COVID-19 Assessment Tool helps prevent uneeded hospital visits, lowers the number infected, and aids healthcare institutions. (Healthcare IT News)
UCSD Has eCOVID Remote Patient Monitoring App
Engineers and doctors at the University of California San Diego telemedicine clinic created an eCOVID app to track remotely vital signs, health behavior, and self -reported symptoms. (Healthcare IT News)
Healthcare Platform Launched by Change Healthcare
Change Healthcare has released the Connected Consumer Health Suite for healthcare providers. It allows streamlined experiences in many steps of the patient journey. (HIT Consultant Media)
Indiana Launches 'Social Determinants of Health'
The Regenstrief Institute and Indiana partners have launched the Indiana Network for Popualation health (INPH), desgined for the secure exchange of comprehensive SDOH data. (Healthcare Innovation)
Virigina Communiity Indicators Dashboard Introduced
Data from Conduent Inc'.s Healthy Communities Institute population health platform reveals a 23-year gap in life expectancy in South Hampton Roads census tracts. (Healthcare Innovation)
Where Apple May Be Headed Next in Healthcare
Apple has an install base of over 1 billion devices. It launched its own PHR app which may face less pushback relative to consideration of the ONC's interoperability guidelines. (Becker’s Health IT)
NIH Opens 'All of Us' Precision Medicine Dataset
The All of Us Researcher Workbench platform has been launched for beta testing with 225,000 participants. NIH seeks to give researchers data and tools to advance medical studies. (Becker’s Health IT)
NIH Seeks COVID-19 Contact Tracing App for Privacy
NIH issued a request for information to companies capable of giving recommendations on develop a mobile app to gather COVID-19 data, while leaving untouched the individual's data. (Becker’s Health IT)
Google and Apple Release Their Contact-Tracing Software
Google and Apple launched the Exposure Notification API. Public health agencies can use it to create contact-tracing apps. (Digital Health)
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