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The benefits of healthbank Part 1 – Share data and research
The Swiss health database platform healthbank is revolutionizing the way personal health data is stored, used, shared and shared for fair rewards. healthbank operates the world’s most advanced health data
End-to-end encryption at healthbank
Encryption is important. This central insight results from the age-old need to keep information between people secret. In recent history, which has been shaped by analogy, postal secrecy has been
Popular Health Data – how apps spy on the people using them
The future is digital. This also applies to healthcare. The various app stores now offer more than 300,000 health-related programs, from pedometers and weight loss coaches to nutrition guides. Companies,
Your data – Own it
“The core idea is that we, you and I, should have an easy way to see where data about us goes, specify who can use it, and alter these decisions
Cooperatives are «Social Entrepreneurship»
For a long time cooperatives were ridiculed – now they are experiencing a boom. For a coopertive the idea of promotino and economic self-help are a priority. A cooperative is
Cooperative: Successful yet boring?
The new “World Cooperative Monitor 2018” has been published and shows the ranking of the 300 largest cooperatives in the world. The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) and the European Research
healthbank: A Completely Open Ecosystem
Here at healthbank, when we say we have a platform for exchanging health data by bringing together different stakeholders in the health ecosystem, we really mean a completely open ecosystem.
Big business with health data
Every time we visit a hospital, we leave data behind: for example, blood values, computer tomography scans or even sequences of our genetic material. Such data is very valuable for
Where are health data stored today?
Healthcare still generates vast amounts of analog data, producing 300 million sheets of paper and 1.5 million GB of digital data a year. The comparatively modest volume of digital data
Data is the raw material for medical research – Health data platform healthbank solves many problems
Data is a valuable resource for human health. Big Data creates scientific advances and innovations and thus increases the competitiveness of both science and companies – and saves many lives.
STO offers investors more rights and more protection
The world of digital cryptocurrencies has given start-ups new opportunities, such as the Initial Coin Offering (ICO). A number of startup companies rightly see it as a relatively easy way
Structures slow down doctors in digitalization – healthbank is one of the solutions
In the case of processes that take place within healthcare facilities or between individual actors in the health care system, we are often still behind the times, for example using
Health data management: Has the Gordian knot finally been cut?
Where are my patient data stored safely? To whom do I entrust my data? How can I, as a patient, have full transparency and control over my data? How can
healthbank creates the first patient-centric healthcare trust ecosystem
Healthcare as we know it is fundamentally changing. Patients, providers, payers and biopharma are increasingly interconnected –driven by advances in medical research and precision medicine, fundamental shifts in how care
healthbank’s global high-end security health data exchange platform guarantees your complete medical history at your fingertips
Swiss cooperative’s health eco-system empowers you to store and exchange your personal health data securely, benefiting individual wellbeing and driving medical innovation. In May 2013, an international team of 28
Why healthbank needs blockchain
healthbank’s core mission is the neutrality in managing personal health data – we believe that a lack of neutrality is one of the key reasons why national eHealth initiatives are
What is more important for users to manage health data: convenience or trust?
“Have you ever read through general terms & conditions when you download a new health app or register for a new account?” Even so you might feel a little bit
Episode 3 – This is why privacy matters in digital health
By Karsten Stampa, COO / CFO of healthbank In part two of my blog post series I discussed how people voluntarily share sensitive health information in a public network like
Episode 2 – This is why privacy matters in digital health
By Karsten Stampa, COO / CFO of healthbank In the first part of this blog post, I explained how people’s data is being used by giants like Google and Facebook
Episode 1 – This is why privacy matters in digital health
By Karsten Stampa, COO / CFO of healthbank “Who am I that people or companies might be interested in my very own personal data?” is one of the most
Hack events: value creating or a fancy gathering for innovators? (by Margot Vanfleteren)
Every day again there`s a hack event. But do they deliver value? Where hack events, in the beginning of their existence, used to be something for engineers and designers it
5 things to keep in mind with Big Data
People actively, or passively, all take part in the big data movement at health care. There’s no escaping. I firmly believe that the benefit of big data is bigger than
The (possible) role of data storage at healthbank in chronic diseases and prevention (by Margot Vanfleteren)
150 million people suffer financially due to healthcare costs. 30 million people die each year from chronic diseases. The chance of you having diabetes, a chronic disease, is 1
Cyber security and health data: Was 2015 a turning point in healthcare?
As 2015 comes to a close we’re seeing a number of articles on the growing cyber security challenge and healthcare is far from immune to this challenge. Earlier this autumn
Toward a broader view of health data ethics
Thinking about ethical and regulatory issues concerning health data requires remarkable patience. This we learned early in our research initiative that aims to promote uses of health data in a
Infographic: 7 ways to improve patient engagement
Patient engagement is a hot topic that is becoming more and more mainstream. The term is used to describe everything from patient portals to social media strategies, from tracking vitals
Why it is getting easier for patients to share their data?
Some readers may ask why we need a health data transaction platform and is it just another Personal Health Record for storing the data? We’ll get to the first question
As the number of health data hacks grows, fears of how health data can be used grows
It took one healthcare company over a year to notify 1.1 million users that their data had been hacked and then the largest insurer in the US, Anthem, announces that
Interview with Melanie Swan
Intro: Melanie Swan is one of the newest members of healthbank’s Advisory Board and she has a fascinating bio that spans finance, genomics and philosophy. She has recently written a
Rise of the Unpatient and healthbank as a key tool
Last week Eric Topol and Leonard Kish published a piece in Nature Biotechnology arguing for why the patient should own his or her data. One of the preliminary points they
Interview with Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn is one of our new board members and has very deep experience in healthcare in the US, particularly in the area of consumer health and consults with companies
Healthbank Health Data Lab
Several years ago the World Economic Forum observed that personal data was becoming a “new asset class” while big data and data mining tools have come to the forefront as
Healthbank blog – Welcome
healthbank Blog – A place for thought provoking discussions With the launch of the healthbank blog this summer, Jody Ranck, healthbank’s VP Strategy & Business Development and author of the