“Guidelines for Personalized Health Technology” Articles

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Apple’s Quiet Acquisition of Gliimpse

It has emerged that Apple quietly acquired Gliimpse earlier this year. Founded in 2013, Gliimpse is a personal health data start-up with a digital platform that enables the collection, personalization, and sharing of images of an individual’s health data within the United States. The platform is based on an artificial intelligence engine with capabilities to...

Gillian Christie | Aug 30, 2016
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EEOC Ruling on Workplace Health Programs

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its final rules on May 16, 2016. The regulations outline the extent to which employers can provide financial incentives to employees (up to 30% of the cost of their least expensive major medical insurance plan) to participate in the program, in addition to a number of other...

Gillian Christie | May 26, 2016
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More steps, more life

It is well-known that being physically active is linked to living a longer and healthier life. A recent study from Australian researchers confirmed this, showing that taking more steps each day led to a lower risk of death. Over a period of five years the scientists studied objectively measured physical activity—with a device, and not...

Adriana Selwyn and Jonathan Dugas | Mar 23, 2016
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Release of Guidelines for Personalized Health Technology: Final Report

Do you know whether your employer can access and analyze data from your wearable device? Will your insurer use your smartwatch data to price your premium? Will your data from your mobile health application be protected and secured from malevolent cybercriminals? These deal-breaking questions may result in a failure to deliver widespread health benefits if...

Gillian Christie | Mar 2, 2016
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