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Four takeaways from Digital Health 2024 | Waterloo News

06/03/2024

Digital Health 2024 at Stanford University showcased successful collaborations among tech and life science companies, government organizations and academia in advancing digital health solutions. As health technologies evolve, they present unprecedented challenges and opportunities to improve patient care and individual health outcomes. From remote monitoring to artificial intelligence (AI) diagnostics, these technologies facilitate data collection, analysis and innovative life-changing technologies. Here are the key takeaways from this year’s summit, which will be hosted at the University of Waterloo in 2025. Universities are a catalyst for implementing technologies ethically Universities play a vital role in driving ethical implementation of technologies in…

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How femtech is closing the gender gap in health data

06/03/2024

Historically, women’s health has taken a back seat to men’s — leaving a persistent gender gap in data, research, and clinical trials. A wave of femtech innovators may finally bring balance. Among them is Elina Berglund, co-founder and CEO of Natural Cycles, the world’s leading birth-control app. “We need more companies focusing solely on women’s health and women’s issues because that’s what is going to make up for the gender gap at the end,” she tells TNW. Berglund is a Swedish particle physicist and entrepreneur. Notably, she was part of the team that won the Nobel Prize for the discovery…

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Pushing forward with data exchange at the Interoperability & HIE Forum

06/03/2024

Attendees at HIMSS24 next week can home in on health information exchange issues with the day-long Interoperability & HIE Forum taking place Monday, March 11, in Orlando. Hosted by HIMSS Senior Director of Connected Health Rob Havasy, there are several key focuses of the forum this year. Among them: Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), which aims to establish a common agreement for sharing health information electronically across different health information networks. Of particular importance is the anticipated emergence of Qualified Health Information Networks, or QHINs. The forum will delve into the functionalities of these networks within their frameworks…

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Executive Order Focuses on Protecting Health Data from Countries of Concern | Insights

06/03/2024

President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order on Feb. 28, 2024, designed to protect Americans’ data security by, among other things, directing the US departments of Health and Human Services, Defense and Veterans Affairs to help ensure federal grants, contracts and awards are not used by “countries of concern” to facilitate access to Americans’ health data. It authorizes the US Attorney General to prevent the large-scale transfer of Americans’ personal data to countries of concern and provide safeguards around other activities that could give those countries access to Americans’ sensitive data. The Executive Order comes on the heels of congressional…