Security
Food delivery company ModifyHealth scooped up $10 million, and Censinet, developer of healthcare cybersecurity software, raised $9 million.
According to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open, many mental health apps provided similar offerings, but frequently lacked accessibility features.
The Mobile Health Apps tool aims to help developers determine which federal laws apply and which agencies oversee different aspects of mobile health technology.
In a letter to CEO Tim Cook, ten state attorneys general called on the tech giant to require stricter privacy standards for third-party apps hosted on the App Store.
The researchers found 20 of the 23 apps reviewed shared data with third parties. Only 16 displayed a privacy policy, and three collected data before consent.
HIMSS22
Healthcare organizations could have suffered cyberattacks unknowingly, which is why they need to be proactive about protecting themselves and their patients, says Lee Kim, director of privacy and security at HIMSS.
This week's top stories include the Mayo Clinic no longer scheduling appointments for patients in most Medicare Advantage plans, and an Oklahoma City hospital's security response after COVID-19-related social media posts accused providers of murder.
The CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey found 26% of healthcare organizations reported a quarter or more of their patients have used telehealth, compared with only 7% in 2019.
Healthcare attorney Aaron Maguregui says providers will need to move to HIPAA-compliant telehealth apps as emergency waivers sunset.
The exposed records included user data on name, birthdate, weight, height, gender and location.