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The CyberPHIx Roundup is your quick source for keeping up with the latest cybersecurity news, trends, and industry leading practices, specifically for the healthcare industry.  In this episode, our host Brian Selfridge highlights the following topics trending in healthcare cybersecurity this week:  OCR's announcement of new director, Lisa J. Pino  FTC expands the Healthcare Breach Rule; implications for healthcare entities and enforcement  Healthcare breach highlights including Apple Healthkit, FitBit, GoogleFit, Walgreens, Fortinet, and more  Details on “irrecoverable” EHR ransomware event for an Arizona-based healthcare provider  Summary of new Cloud Security Alliance guidance on ransomware protections  U.S. Treasury takes action against cryptocurrency in a counter-ransomware initiative 

Last week, a database that was not password protected exposed more than 61 million records containing data from fitness trackers and wearables, including Apple HealthKit and Fitbit. On today's HIMSSCast a team of HIMSS Media editors — host Jonah Comstock, MobiHealthNews Managing Editor Laura Lovett, MobiHealthNews Senior Editor Emily Olsen, and Healthcare IT News Executive Editor Mike Miliard —talk about the developing story and try to put it in the context of digital health and health IT news trends.Talking points:The GetHealth data breach: What happened?The FTC response — enforcement and clarification of breach notification rulesConsumerized health plays catch-up with HIPAAHow this news affects other trends like Apple health sharingApple's recent spyware breachWhy your health data is valuable to bad actorsLessons learned from this data breach and questions going forwardAffect on consumer trust and lessons for consumersWhat comes next? More about this episode:Fitbit, Apple fitness tracker data exposed on unprotected databaseFTC says it will fine digital health companies that don't disclose data breachesFTC warns connected device orgs: Comply with breach rule, or pay upApple releases emergency update to fix spyware vulnerabilityApple's health data sharing feature now liveHIMSSCast: What the new info blocking rules mean for you — with Deven McGraw

Despite the human ability to adapt to new and changing environments, our bodies simply weren't designed to live in the modern world. Take for instance the physiological stress response: you see a bear, your heart starts pumping harder and faster, your system fills with adrenaline, digestion gets put on hold, and all of your body's attention is focused on survival. In this day and age, our bodies are being triggered to show this stress response multiple times a day—whether, during an argument with a significant other, the ping of an email notification that you know is from your boss or an alert for a new exam result on your college account. We're constantly bombarded by signals, messages, requests, expectations, and demands, and we've entered a state of chronic stress as a result. The result? Burnout, a term recently recognized by the World Health Organization as an actual medical syndrome characterized by exhaustion, the inability to focus, a feeling of disengagement from our surroundings, and the inability to fall asleep.   CEO and co-founder of Apollo, Kathryn Fantauzzi, joins the podcast to discuss a potential remedy for burnout, which is a software platform, mobile app, and wearable device that sends vibrations to the body which the brain interprets as safety, and when you feel safe, your heart rate and breathing even out, which makes it easier to concentrate, feel calm, and fall asleep. Fantauzzi explains that this technology harnesses and amplifies the benefits of practices such as mindfulness and meditation without requiring the user to do anything other than wear the device on their wrist or ankle. In clinical studies, users have shown a 25% improvement in cognitive performance and accuracy under stress, as well as the ability to fall asleep faster, and improve heart rate variability, an indicator of the body's overall resilience and recovery from stress. And since the software is integrated with Apple Healthkit, it can pull from a user's biometric data to curate the best solution for their experience with burnout.    Tune in for the full conversation, and check out https://apolloneuro.com/.

Wearables afford us access to a significant amount of data. We can track everything from sleep quality to heartrate variability to exercise and recovery. But how accurate is the information we get from wearables? And what is the best way to use that data to identify patterns and make lifestyle changes with real impact? Chuck Hazzard is the VP of Sales at OURA, the award-winning wellness ring and app designed to give users insight into their sleep, recovery and readiness to perform.  He is also a technology expert and wearables guru with experience designing computer networks, developing software applications, and building successful telecommunications businesses. Chuck earned his BA in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Maine, and he is a licensed Heartmath Provider. Today, Chuck explains how the new OURA ring is different from the original model and how the user’s Readiness Score is measured. He addresses why the OURA HRV and Readiness Scores differ from other apps and wearables and answers criticism around the accuracy of OURA’s measurement of sleep stages. Chuck discusses why the OURA Ring may mistake the sleep time of a small number of users, how the OURA app determines a goal for the day, and how the device tracks both exercise and HRV. Listen in for Chuck’s insight on integrating OURA’s data with other apps and learn how to use the app to track the impact of lifestyle changes on your sleep and recovery! Topics Covered [1:00] How the new OURA Ring is different Dramatically smaller, new colors More memory (6 weeks of data) Longer battery life Wireless charger [3:36] How the OURA Readiness Score is measured Combines sleep with resting heartrate, temperature and HRV Also accounts for previous activity [6:17] Why the OURA HRV score differs from other apps OURA measures during sleep (96 samples in 8 hours) Noise, changes in breathing impact accuracy [10:07] Chuck’s insight on OURA’s measurement of sleep stages Validation study with Finnish government Stanford study rings not fitted to participants Wearables not perfect at identifying stages [12:50] Why the OURA may mistake your sleep time Relies on motion and temperature changes Consider taking ring off to read, watch TV [16:31] How the OURA Ring tracks exercise Sensors detect motion, walking/running work best Manually enter other kinds of activity (e.g.: cycling) Will eventually be able to import from other apps [20:18] How the app determines a goal for the day Based on recovery (for average person) Much lower if slept poorly [23:15] How the OURA Ring tracks HRV Infrared sensors during sleep Light spectrum doesn’t tolerate movement On-demand heartrate feature available soon [25:19] Other ways to integrate OURA data Apple HealthKit and Google Fit Combine wearables with other data (e.g.: Heads Up Health) [27:18] The OURA Ring’s finish Wear lifting gloves or remove with weights DLC coating very durable [28:59] Chuck’s advice on the best use the OURA Ring Focus on overall sleep, recovery scores Work toward consistent sleep Track impact of lifestyle changes (e.g.: alcohol) Learn More About Chuck Hazzard OURA Chuck’s Website Chuck on LinkedIn Resources OURA Blog: What Has Changed? Elite HRV SweetWater Health Nourish Balance Thrive Podcast Stanford OURA Ring Study Garmin Connect Polar Flo Strava Suunto Google Fit Heads Up Health Human API

In episode 3 of the podcast I am speaking to Tamar Sharon about her work on self-tracking and the move of digital companies (such as Google, Facebook and Apple) into health research. Amongst other things we discuss the Apple HealthKit and Google's Baseline study and their implications for the political economy of health and how they are potentially skewing the direction of health research. We also think consider whether self-tracking should be seen as a manifestation of neoliberalism or as something with the potential for the development of different kinds of identities.

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