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Half of Americans avoiding hospitals due to staffing shortages, 62% of patients don’t trust health plan info when searching for providers, and much more

Bonus Features – December 18, 2022 – Half of Americans avoiding hospitals due to staffing shortages, 62% of patients don’t trust health plan info when searching for providers, and much more Brian Eastwood

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The Federal Trade Commission released an updated Mobile Health Apps Tool created with input from ONC, OCR, and the FDA. An ONC blog post described how the tool works: Developers answer questions about the type of health data the app will collect, the intended use of the app, and the type of entity developing the app to determine whether the app is subject to HIPAA, the information blocking rule, or other federal laws.

CB Insights released its Digital Health 150 list, with companies focused on remote monitoring and diagnostics taking 29 of the spots. Additionally, roughly half of the companies on the list are early-stage or Series A startups, and 90% didn’t appear on the 2021 list, due in large part to the large number of exits and mergers in the last year. Notable holdovers from last year’s list include Xealth, Redox, and Maven Clinic.

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