Darrell Etherington reports: A newly released data model and draft implementation guide for providing directly to patients digital access to historical health insurance claims data could mean you have better access to this info from the devices you use everyday. Called the CARIN Blue Button API, it’s a new model developed by private sector partners,…
Category: Healthcare
The House has OK’d a unique patient identifier. Here’s what should happen next
Shaun Grannis, John D. Halamka, and Ben Moscovitch have an opinion piece on STAT that begins: It isn’t every day that the House of Representatives takes bipartisan action to reverse a policy that’s been in place for two decades. But that’s what happened last month, when Democrats and Republicans alike voted for a measure designed…
Wearables, the FDA and patient advice: What physicians should know
Andis Robeznieks reports: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has basic rules for regulating wearable devices and other digital health tools, but those rules may change as rapid innovation continues and the agency creates new pathways to ensure the safety and efficacy of new consumer-facing products. AMA experts outlined this and other need-to-know facts for…
Alberta Mental Health Act found unconstitutional after man held for nine months
Canadian Press reports: An Alberta judge has found parts of the province’s Mental Health Act unconstitutional after it was used to hold a man against his will for nine months and treat him with psychiatric drugs. “(The man) suffered multiple breaches of his fundamental rights to life, liberty and security,” wrote Queen’s Bench Justice Kristine…