New York’s Excelsior vaccine passport, FHIR APIs vulnerable to hacking, France’s digital health space, US national patient ID, diabetes data in smartwatches, Scotland makes digital solutions free, Israel urges hospitals to print out medical files, mHealth for blood pressure
How New York overengineered its million-dollar vaccine passport
Recode ~ Rebecca Heilweil ~ 21/10/2021
Not many businesses are using the Excelsior Pass’s signature feature: a scannable QR code that can quickly verify customers’ vaccination status by checking state records.
Security flaws in health apps, APIs potentially put millions of patient records at risk, report finds
FierceHealthcare ~ Rebecca Torrance ~ 20/10/2021
Third-party apps and aggregators that pull data from electronic health record systems may be vulnerable to hacks, putting millions of patient and clinician records at risk, a new report found.
