pharmaphorum

APRIL 17, 2024

The FTC is seeking a $7 million fine on telehealth company Cerebral for violating patients' data privacy and making cancellation difficult.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

“The FTC is seeking to put developers of these kind of apps on notice that they, too, have responsibilities to protect health data,” said Angie Matney, counsel focused on data privacy at the law firm Reed Smith.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

A new survey conducted by juli, an AI-powered chronic condition platform, has revealed that the value placed on digital privacy differs widely among US users. Conversely, men (58%), younger people, and those educated only to high school level (58%) were not so worried about data privacy.

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Pharma Marketing Network

OCTOBER 14, 2023

However, the use of such ads also raises privacy concerns. In this article, we will explore the challenges of balancing privacy concerns with targeted ads in pharma marketing. Privacy Challenges The use of targeted ads has the potential to infringe on users’ privacy.

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 16, 2021

Developers of mobile health apps are comprehensively failing to safeguard the privacy of users, according to a study by researchers in Australia. ” The post Privacy issues widespread with digital health apps, says BMJ appeared first on.

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Pharmaceutical Commerce

JANUARY 16, 2024

Cureus report discuss the value of AI, but the medical community must remain aware of privacy pitfalls.

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 12, 2021

This type of location tracking is however explicitly banned by Apple and Google on privacy grounds, and the two tech giants have now refused to allow the new version to be downloaded from their app stores. The older version of the app is however still available.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 7, 2023

The recently closed Amazon-One Medical acquisition focuses on a “longitudinal relationship” with individual members and has nothing to do with patient data, said One Medical’s CEO Amir Dan Rubin, amidst data privacy concerns surrounding the deal, at a recent panel.

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STAT

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Meta is facing mounting questions about its access to sensitive medical data following a Markup investigation that found the company’s pixel tracking tool collecting details about patients’ doctor’s appointments, prescriptions, and health conditions on hospital websites. 14 , Sen.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 15, 2022

When capturing medical and field insights you have to comply with numerous regulations relevant to the world of data privacy – a challenge often compounded by the many different variables that govern the process of insight capture and analysis. Capturing Medical Insights With Zero-Risk. What is the MSL location? What is the KOL location?

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STAT

MARCH 2, 2023

WASHINGTON — Patient privacy law offers little protection if law enforcement requests a person’s medical records — an issue that’s fueled concern as states impose restrictions on abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), Jacobs recently worked with Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.)

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PharmaVoice

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

From hallucinations to data privacy, pharma looks to iron out the kinks of generative AI.

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PharmaVoice

JULY 17, 2023

A new toolkit developed by industry stakeholders paves the way for faster reviews.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 31, 2022

A recent survey by Deloitte showed that in the US, 40% of consumers who used wearables such as fitness trackers, had concerns about data privacy, which rose to 60% when discussing medical data. It allows you to deliver your privacy questions to a data subject,” says Glenn Jackson, CEO of Syrenis. It’s not just a blanket update.

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STAT

APRIL 15, 2024

Cerebral, a startup best known for dispensing counseling services and prescriptions for conditions like anxiety and depression, has also agreed to pay $7 million to resolve charges that it disclosed customers’ personal health information to third parties for ads, and that it did not honor its promise to make cancellation easy for customers.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

“The pain was so bad, it felt like someone was punching me,” said Kiran, who asked to be referred to by only her first name for privacy. The 19-year-old took some ibuprofen, but found little relief. It felt “like I was giving birth.” ” Read the rest…

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APRIL 7, 2023

I care deeply about privacy, and as a professional researcher, I take meticulous notes. During my recent maternity leave, I spent most of my hands-free time trying to figure out why my doctors were trying to give my medical data away to advertisers — even after I opted out. Read the rest…

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

That number has more than doubled over recent counts, driven primarily by a surge in hacking and ransomware attacks on health care organizations regulated by the privacy rule HIPAA. Read the rest…

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STAT

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The new form will supplement the long package insert that patients currently get with their prescriptions — and which, we imagine, most people throw away without reading, just as we all tend to click on “Agree” on lengthy privacy policies online. Read the rest…

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STAT

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Two decades ago, the Bush administration threw a wrench in health data privacy, making it possible for many health care organizations to share medical information without patients’ consent so long as it was being used to improve treatment or streamline business operations. Today, the health data marketplace looks vastly different.

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Medical Records 254

pharmaphorum

MAY 2, 2024

Security and privacy within biotech are critical points of consideration and discussion as the industry continues to innovate at speed, and it is such aspects that are central to today’s podcast with Zach Powers, chief information security officer at Benchling, the R&D cloud platform for the biotech industry.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

All of this has unfolded faster than federal regulators could blink — or answer questions about how the technology should be tested and evaluated, whether it will help or hurt patients, and how it will impact privacy and the use of personal data. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

And he was ashamed to use his parents’ telephone because of privacy issues. A male adolescent who lived in poverty, he was not able to call me on his smartphone because he had run out of minutes. Fortunately, he was able to find help.

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JUNE 1, 2023

Last Thursday, after 15 hours of deliberation, the Indiana State Licensing board ruled that our friend and colleague Caitlin Bernard, an OB-GYN, violated patient privacy laws in discussing the case of a 10-year-old girl who traveled from Ohio for an abortion. She was given a letter of reprimand and a $3,000 fine.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Wesley Boyd talk about the stressors of medical training, privacy concerns within academic institutions, and how high insurance costs affect access to mental health care. But despite an increased awareness of mental health on campuses across the country, there are still barriers keeping many students from accessing the care that they need.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Learn how to ensure your analytics practices align with healthcare regulations and protect patient privacy. The HHS provides guidance on using online tracking technologies in a HIPAA-compliant manner.

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Outsourcing Pharma

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Bioclinicaâs Image Redact AI tool enables trials to edit sensitive information from videos, photos and PDFs to ensure compliance and safeguard patient data.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 4, 2023

The healthcare domain is growing by leaps and bounds, with contributing factors such as the growing adoption of remote patient…

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STAT

MARCH 17, 2023

While the news media in 2022 focused on hospitals’ billions of dollars of losses , negative operating margins, and other daunting post-pandemic challenges , a set of costly modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services mostly flew under the radar. Read the rest…

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STAT

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

But the attorneys general say the program is needless for mifepristone, and argue its requirements can frighten patients and prescribers who are concerned about privacy and safety. The FDA has required such a program for only a few dozen drugs, including the abortion pill. Read the rest…

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Generative AI could be a revolution in health care — but along the way, it will have to address concerns about whether tools meet standards of safety, privacy, equity, and practicality.   But while enthusiasm for generative AI is high and research is booming, it’s just starting to gain a toehold in clinical settings.

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STAT

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

But the product, sold by Nuance Communications and its parent, Microsoft, comes with strings attached: To improve its accuracy, health systems sworn to protect privacy must share patients’ most sensitive data with companies trying to develop their next blockbuster product. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Pharmacy Times

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The pharmacies, which include 8 major chains, were revealed to provide prescription records to law enforcement agencies without court orders or warrants.

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Medical Records 59

Express Pharma

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

These roles aim to advocate privacy measures and develop cybersecurity strategies that enhance the comprehension of privacy-related risks linked to emerging technologies.” GSK plc’s “Assistant General Counsel, Privacy and Digital, Global R&D” role is for promoting global digital, privacy, and cyber strategy across the US business.

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STAT

JUNE 7, 2023

Google said it has configured its generative AI tools, which can be used to create conversational chatbots, to comply with the federal privacy law known as HIPAA.

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The Pharmacist

JANUARY 18, 2024

Patient hesitancy and concerns about privacy could mean a slow uptake of Pharmacy First services, the head of policy, public affairs and research at Healthwatch England has warned.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

  But some organizations have been slow-walking their transitions because of the upfront effort required, as well as persistent concerns about security, compliance, and privacy. Luring the lagging health systems could prove a lucrative opportunity as Google Cloud aims to hoist itself to profitability.

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Hospitals 242