Large datasets can be useful research tools, but current government efforts to gather medical records depend on policy and technology that falls short of protecting people’s privacy.
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Apps that track your menstrual cycle are part of a ‘femtech’ boom claiming to revolutionise women’s health. But many base predictions on an outdated idea of what’s normal.
One Medical provides primary healthcare services to people across the US.
The new NHS data-sharing plan suffers from the same flaws that saw previous schemes scrapped.
Digital health can improve care, but in Ontario, health data are still fragmented, despite billions of dollars spent over the last two decades to enable fast and secure exchange of health information.
Government privacy commissioners are investigating a data breach at one of Canada’s largest medical services companies, after hackers gained access to the personal information of 15 million customers.
Know the difference between an EMR, EHR and PHR? Our digital data expert sets the record straight.
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Professor, Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
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