Surviving the Wild West of data

We heard a few great minds weigh in on the unresolved issues and lofty promises of big data recently. Wired put out not one, but two posts on the lack of clear ethical guidelines for using digital data for research. (On that note, Facebook just apologized for their emotion study.) Patient privacy champion David Vivero said using health data “requires a thoughtful approach”—but don’t “let that get in the way of getting [meaningful] information in front of consumers," echoing Donna Cryer who urged not letting "perfect be the enemy of good enough."

Headlines

Scientists Just As Confused About Ethics Of Big Data Research As You
Tweet | Wired

Rate Of Uninsured Americans Falls Below 10% For The First Time Ever
Tweet | Fortune

Google Fit Adds Fitness And Health Data Exchange, Like Apple's HealthKit
Tweet | MobiHealthNews

How Steve Jobs' Medical Experience Informed The Apple Watch
Tweet | Time

Patients File HIPAA Complaint Against Myriad For Withholding Variant Data
Tweet | GenomeWeb

Study Of Telemedicine Finds Misdiagnoses Of Skin Problems
Tweet | The Wall Street Journal

The Real Reason Big Pharma Wants To Help Pay For Your Prescription
Tweet | Bloomberg

Hospitals Scramble To Help Doctors-In-Training With Depression
Tweet | STAT

Nonprofit Hospitals Adjust To Attract Investors
Tweet | The Wall Street Journal

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