Did Google DeepMind make “inexcusable” errors?
Two health data stories made headlines last week. Google is getting lots of attention for making “inexcusable” errors in its data-sharing agreement with NHS. And the maker of connected vibrator We-Vibe settled for $3.7M after a class-action lawsuit alleging the company secretly collected and transmitted users’ personally identifiable information.
But last week wasn't all data breaches. We also learned that studies conducted entirely via smartphones can be "feasible, fruitful, and scalable"—and Gates and Google vets raised two new funds to invest in healthcare, including digital health.
Headlines
Google DeepMind's NHS Deal Under Scrutiny For Patient Data Handling
Tweet | BBC
FDA Pick Has Advocated For Hands-Off Approach To Health Apps
Tweet | MobiHealthNews
Meet Your New Head Of CMS
Tweet | Associated Press
iPads In Every Hospital: Apple’s Plan To Crack The $3 Trillion Healthcare Sector
Tweet | Fast Company
Docs Say Patient-Generated Data To Be Among Best Data Sources In Five Years
Tweet | MobiHealthNews
Rock Health in the News
Mango Health, Express Scripts Announce Longterm Partnership, Investment
Tweet | MobiHealthNews
Why Perfectly Healthy People Are Using Diabetes Monitors (Sano)
Tweet | Time
Prevention: The Key To Healthcare’s Fiscal Sustainability (Omada Health)
Tweet | TheHill
Funding
- General Catalyst led diabetes management service Livongo's $52.5M Series D
- AliveCor picked up $30M for its FDA-cleared mobile heart monitor
- Digital student health record platform CareDox raised $6.4M
- CarePredict raised $2.5M for its wrist worn senior monitor and service
- Nashville-based clinical decision support tool EvidenceCare closed $2M
- Cohero rounded out their Series A, with $1.5M from Samsung and Omron
- Sharecare received an undisclosed investment from strategic partner, HMSA