Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 3rd November, 2018.

Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----https://www.digitalhealth.net/2018/10/facebookhealth-research-social-media-patient-data/Facebook ’s health research head says doctors should have more patient dataFacebook’s head of health research has reportedly said he believes doctors should have access to even more data about patients, including information about their social lives.Hanna Crouch – 24 October 2018Freddy Abnousi called f or more access to data on patients ’ social and behavioural characteristics, though he did not specifically mention Facebook data, CNBC has reported.Abnousi told delegates at a US conference that researchers have evidence suggesting a person’s social life impacts their health more than almost any other major risk factor.But Abnou si argued... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - Category: Information Technology Authors: Source Type: blogs