Digital Health

Best Buy Health Vice President Sarah Jones makes predictions about what to expect with telehealth, senior care and the regulatory space in 2021.

The findings are based on a survey conducted from October to December 2020 from 17 countries.

The pair will meet quarterly to discuss possible integrations and collaborations with the pharma industry. 

This week's top stories include fertility app maker Flo Health settling with the FTC over data sharing allegations, states moving forward with second doses of the COVID-10 vaccine and the creation of the Vaccine Credential Initiative.

According to the 2016 Singapore Mental Health Study, about one in seven people in Singapore has experienced a mental health condition in their lifetime.  

Per the pending agreement, Flo will need to inform users that their period and pregnancy info was shared with third-party advertisers and install independent oversight of their privacy practices.

Varsha Rao sits down with MobiHealthNews to talk about what happened in 2020 and why women are driving the push towards the consumerization of healthcare.

Lina Shadid, health industries lead at PwC Middle East, says the investment in healthcare over the past 10 years prepared the Middle East to meet patient needs and leverage its digital transformation to help fight COVID-19.

Executive Director Jay Nakashima says from electronic case reporting to PDMP to disaster response, he's optimistic as network architecture improves and public-private data sharing efforts make progress.

2021 will see more digital health companies move to the public market and a continued interest in the mental health space.