Got a mobile app? Apply to the Heritage Open mHealth Challenge

by | Mar 20, 2013 | Other

Interested in integrating data across disparate mobile health apps and devices to solve clinical problems? Open mHealth is launching their first-ever Heritage Open mHealth Challenge to encourage entrepreneurs to do that just that.   Winners receive $100K. Open mHealth...

What Has Data Done For You Lately?

by | Feb 6, 2013 | Other

                                Will all this new health data we’re amassing really, on its own, induce behavior change? The consensus answer is a pretty straightforward no. Any casual...

Do New HIPAA Updates Better Balance Security with Access?

by | Feb 4, 2013 | Other

In mid-January, the Department of Health and Human Services published the first major updates to the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) since its enactment 15 years ago. The HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule is so-called because it makes these...

Innovating in Sexual Health: An Interview with Jessica Ladd

by | Jan 24, 2013 | Other

Jessica Ladd is an up-and-coming public health protege with an affinity for technology. She founded Sexual Health Innovations, an organization dedicated to filling in the gaps in reproductive health, including So They Can Know, a free web service that aims to increase...