The first quantum computer set up to support healthcare research in the United States has been delivered.

BetterHelp is in hot water after the Federal Trade Commission slapped the online counseling service company with a $7.8 million fine and a proposed ban from sharing consumers’ health data.

Overall, hospital engagement in three domains of interoperability––receiving data, finding data and integrating data––have significantly increased since 2017.

According to the FTC, the company failed to notify consumers it had disclosed personal health information to Facebook, Google and other companies.

The PHE has been in effect since the early days of the pandemic, and it has been reaffirmed every 90 days since. CMS has indicated it will give healthcare stakeholders at least 60 days’ notice before winding down the PHE.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 501(k) marketing clearance for the prescription mobile app Parky for monitoring Parkinson’s Disease.

COVID-19 vaccines were very effective at preventing serious illness and excess deaths in 2021, according to new data from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The vaccines were also linked to considerable cost savings. 

Optum has completed its nearly $8 billion merger with Change Healthcare, bringing an end to an embattled and controversial transaction.