Search Tag: Data
Apps are Designed to Gather your Data, says BMJ Study
2021 26 Jul
Researchers analysed more than 20,000 health apps and found that the vast majority - or about 88%, were built with the ability to collect or share user data, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. This cross-sectional study, based in Australia investigated whether and what user data are collected... Read more
Dealing with Data: How to Build a Statistical Surveillance Dashboard for COVID-19
2021 20 Jul
When a major national or global health crisis or pandemic such as the current COVID-19 breaks out, it is important that there is an effective monitoring system in place. The proposed statistical surveillance dashboard can provide authorities and other decision makers with insights and in-depth data analysis to help them make critical decisions.... Read more
Software Identifies COVID-19 Super Carriers
2020 16 Mar
A Polish company has developed software that deploys data to identify people at risk of carrying COVID-19. The firm, DataWalk, taps into data like immigration records, mobile phone data and data about affected individuals to identify potential ‘super carriers’ who resist the disease and are unaware how widely they can infect others.... Read more
How to Secure Sensitive Healthcare Data
2020 27 Feb
In today's highly interconnected world, securing and protecting sensitive data can be a big challenge. This is even more true in healthcare, where data protection can become a matter of life and death. Encryption is considered one of the most effective ways to protect data. As noted by the Ponemon Institute , about half of healthcare... Read more
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2020 15 Apr
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British MedTech Eyes Middle East Post Brexit
2020 31 Jan
The UK is looking to strengthen medical technology ties with the Middle East on its departure, Brexit, from the European Union on January 31. This week at Arab Health, UK-based L exington Communications held a presentation and Q&A, Making a success of Brexit: Opportunities for UK MedTech at the Dubai congress. You might also like:... Read more
Our Top 15 Technology Stories from 2019
2019 28 Dec
As the year draws to a close, we take a look at our most viewed technology stories across our 2019 news and journals. Fighting Cyber Threats With a Global Community Denise Anderson, President of the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC), spoke to HealthManagement.org about this growing global organisation’s aim... Read more
Anthem to Provide Blockchain Medical Data to 40 Million Members
2019 17 Dec
U.S. health insurer Anthem, with around 40 million members, is increasingly relying on blockchain technology for more secure and efficient management of health data. Hyperledger Fabric, Indy and Burrow are among the blockchains the company is using. You might also like: Bills, Claims and Analysis: Blockchain in Healthcare Blockchain,... Read more
Connecting Data through Crowdsourcing for AI Development
2019 13 Nov
Large data sets are essential in developing artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and tools for use in healthcare. Presagen, an AI medical imaging company in Australia, is banking on crowdsourcing in hopes of connecting data from clinics globally to create AI solutions that are scalable and at low cost. AI developers often rely on localised... Read more