New Zealand-headquartered Orion Health has gained major security credentials for two of its software offerings, placing itself among the ranks of organisations that are recognised for prioritising security practices.
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Its platform for population health management and precision medicine, Amadeus, has been certified for information security by HITRUST. Amadeus provides health...
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday alleged drug-cost and telehealth platform GoodRx shared consumers' personal health information with third parties like Google and Facebook.
According to the FTC's complaint, GoodRx provided information about its users' prescription medications and health conditions for advertising purposes, like targeting users with health-related ads on Facebook based on...
Mass.-based medical device company Insulet issued a notice of a data breach that may have compromised the protected health information of 29,000 users of its recently recalled Omnipod DASH Insulin Management System.
In November, the FDA posted a notice about a Class I recall of Insulet's Omnipod DASH Insulin Management System Personal Diabetes Manager, following complaints about the battery,...
Telesair, a medical device company developing hospital-to-home products for respiratory care, announced it had raised $22 million in Series A funding.
The round was led by Pasaca Capital with participation from Honeywell Ventures, ZhenCheng Capital, Shangbay Capital, Device of Tomorrow Capital, Berkeley Catalyst Fund and Ultrastar Ventures.
The investment will be used to commercialize its...
Researchers found no correlation between consumer ratings and privacy scores in a review of mental health apps.
The study, published in JAMA Network Open, assessed nearly 580 mental health apps for accessibility, privacy and security, interoperability, features offered, and how users input data and receive feedback.
It found 77% of the apps studied featured a privacy policy, but on average those...
Several federal government agencies have released an updated "trail guide" that aims to help health app developers understand which privacy laws and regulations apply to their technology.
The Mobile Health Apps Tool was produced by the Federal Trade Commission as well as the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the Food and Drug Administration and the Office for...
Editor's note: This article has been updated with a comment from Apple.
Ten state attorneys general are urging Apple to add new protections for reproductive health data contained in third-party apps hosted on the App Store.
In a letter sent to CEO Tim Cook, attorneys general of California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont and...
Singular Health scores 510(k) for 3D DICOM viewer software
ASX-listed medical technology firm Singular Health Group has received a 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for 3Dicom MD.
The software-as-a-medical device allows medical practitioners to collaboratively visualise standard CT/MRI and PET scans in 2D and 3D in real time. It also has built-in voice and text chat and...
Nearly half of respondents said they had participated in at least one virtual medical appointment in the past year, and more are satisfied with their experiences, according to Deloitte's 2022 Connectivity and Mobile Trends Survey.
The survey asked more than 2,000 U.S. consumers about connected devices, virtual experiences and how their use has evolved over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic....
Most popular period-tracking apps share data with third parties, according to a report by the U.K.-based Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA).
The report analyzed 25 popular tracking apps built by 24 different developers. It found that 84% of them shared data outside of the developer's system with a third party and that only one app stored data solely on the device.
Of the...
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