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Avanti iHealth Partner Dr. Mark Roche recounts how healthcare interoperability has progressed from the early days, when there were multiple competing standards and various maturity levels.

Researchers found that 33 out of the 36 apps studied shared data with third parties. However, around half of those apps failed to properly disclose the transmission policy. 

Program Executive Officer Stacy Cummings says the DoD is deploying a network built with cybersecurity in mind, using a risk management framework and undergoing regular white hat assessments.

By tracking her daughter's 26 symptoms in a complete patient story over time, Kristina Sheridan, Center for Veterans Enterprise Transformation department head at MITRE, says she gave doctors vital information for successful treatment.

IronNet Cybersecurity CTO Michael Ehrlich warns of those efforts trying to change our way of life, such as China with IP theft, Russia spreading discontent, and Iran and North Korea having weapons capabilities.

Intermountain Director of Innovation Todd Dunn says conference rooms, conference calls and cubes hinder the ability to gain the empathic stance necessary for harnessing the world's knowledge to solve problems.

Dr. Aenor Sawyer, chief health innovation officer and director of UCSF's Skeletal Health Service, says clinicians deeply understand pain points and workflow and they care about innovations working because they will be the ones who use the tech. 

Also: Sensor system monitors Parkinson's medication fluctions; Babylon Health ramps up North America hires.

In a small study published in JMIR, patients were more willing to share health data, such as activity and sleep trackers, than personal data, like call logs and location. 

At MEDinIsrael 2019, Medivizor CEO Tal Givoly explains why his startup distills cutting-edge medical science to patients.