More than 50 percent of U.S. broadband households are willing to share their smartphone data to help track the spread of COVID-19, according to a recent Park Associates report.

New research published in JAMA Network Open reveals that while mental health apps may be attracting an abundance of users, patient engagement on these apps remains relatively low.

On July 20, University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City reported a data breach to HHS.

The federal government has left state-level COVID-19 reporting and dashboards up to the states, and the lack of standardization has led to inconsistent and incomplete data reporting, according to an analysis led by former CDC Director Tom Friedan.

A backlog of reporting COVID-19 negative tests in some Wisconsin counties means they can't calculate the percentage of daily positive tests, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Metropolitan Community Health Services has agreed to pay $25,000 to HHS' Office for Civil Rights to settle potential HIPAA violations, according to a July 23 news release.

Montana VA Health Care System recently began notifying 1,501 patients that their personal data was exposed through a ransomware attack on the Department of Veterans Affairs' former billing and collections contractor Benefit Recovery Specialists, Great Falls Tribune reports. 

The pandemic accelerated many trends in healthcare, including telehealth and data analytics.

Using mobile data, University of South Florida data scientists developed a predictive analytics model to examine where new COVID-19 patients will surge, according to a report from News Channel 8, an NBC affiliate.

Walmart is notifying patients who use its pharmacy services about recent data incidents that exposed their private information.