Fred Trotter
fredtrotter.bsky.social
Fred Trotter
@fredtrotter.bsky.social
I work on #health #data and #cybersecurity. http://bit.ly/2tpxRJR Wrote Hacking Healthcare: http://oreil.ly/rnwwan and started http://careset.com. Views my own. RT != endorsement.
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Once again we see the truism: very few people understand the interaction of clinical and health data and national security.
Fitness app Strava gives away location of Biden, Trump and other leaders, French newspaper says
French newspaper Le Monde reported that highly confidential movements of some of the world’s most powerful leaders, including Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, could easily be tracked online…
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October 29, 2024 at 6:52 AM
Youtube is still allowing Deepfake Tom Hanks Diabetes ads. Tom Hanks himself called them out on this in the middle of 2024. This is dangerous stuff and apparently it is going to get worse before it gets better.
Deep Fake Youtube Ads targeting patients continue to be a problem,
Here is the warning that Tom Hanks issued about this problem: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_V_vHWvPr4/These kind of hoax endorsements have been a problem sin...
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February 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A new kind of malware to understand: OCR malware which scans the photos on your phone to find crypto keys https://buff.ly/3WMB1Dq

Mark my words this will be extended to using your photos to extract and blackmail healthcare data.
Slashdot
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February 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Some chinese patient monitors contain back-doors, according to:
www.reuters.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Here is the whole set. They are amazing! And yes I do where my #pinksocks pretty much all the time
January 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Got my new RWJF t-shirt !!
January 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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HIPAA rules are getting updated for the age of AI and to protect reproductive health. Learn more in our interview with Melanie Fontes Rainer and Tim Noonan from the HHS Office of Civil Rights! youtu.be/GkvsINdeSv0

@fredtrotter.bsky.social #hdpalooza #hipaa
New and Updated HIPAA Rules from the Office for Civil Rights
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December 18, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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We had the privilege to chat with Dr. Jennifer Layden, Director of Office of Public Health Data, Science, Technology at CDC in our second-to-last #hdpalooza interview!
The importance of healthcare data at the CDC
We spoke with Dr. Jennifer Layden from the CDC about the healthcare data sources that matter to the CDC, the value of public-private partnerships and interop...
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December 11, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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🧵 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (?) 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐬

I've put them into categories, starting with the classic artifact trio: Clue, Food, Treasure
December 8, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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Once patient data is de-identified, there are few constraints on how the data can be used. The Joint Commission is looking to fill that regulatory gap by offering a new certification for orgs. Listen to our interview with Kathryn Spates for more. youtu.be/YVRuAWkYbKA
Responsible Use of Health Data
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December 5, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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Fascinating read courtesy of Ted Cruz, alleging improprieties on the road to disadvantaging the U.S. in an #innovation race with China. Hard to know where to begin …. #AI 🤦🏻‍♂️ www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...
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December 4, 2024 at 1:38 PM
For “some reason” everyone is joining here recently. If you know we interact on the place be sure to send me a note to also follow you here….
November 17, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Like more and more old friends @halle.blue
November 17, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Hey… all my old friends are here @claudia-williams.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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November 13, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Just heard about this content sponsored by RWJF on different kinds of research: Unscripted: Candid Conversations about the Future of Research
Unscripted: Candid Conversations About the Future of Research
RWJF’s Unscripted conversation series explores how we can challenge the status quo to advance health equity. Six visionary thinkers take the mic to rethink the way society produces, collects, shares,…
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November 12, 2024 at 7:19 PM
This post about how to control what Apple Ipod Headphones do when they connect incorrectly to a Mac has become a pile-on that details Apples problematic approach to their product suite.
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November 8, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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Curious about AWS’s role in healthcare? In this interview, we discuss how AWS technology is shaping public health, interoperability, and patient-centered care with Dr. Abdul Shaikh. youtu.be/vGcluY4FyhE #HealthcareData #AWS #PublicHealth #HealthData
How AWS is Transforming Healthcare Data
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November 5, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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Sometimes healthcare innovation requires unique funding that can't be found anywhere else. We interviewed Sara Holoubek, founder of Luminary Labs, who uses a creative prize model to drive change. youtu.be/katGBUj3Eak

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Changing Healthcare with Innovation Prizes
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November 4, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Crowdsourcing 3D map content: pretty cool idea!!
Post to the map. Earn $1 for OSM's Missing Maps. Repeat. — Scaniverse
Support current mapping needs while building the map of the future. We'll donate $1 to OSM's Missing Maps for every splat uploaded to Scaniverse in November.
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November 2, 2024 at 8:10 PM
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People were sick of antivaxxers in freaking 1875!! They would be appalled that we still haven't learned 150 years later.
October 31, 2024 at 3:45 AM
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6/12/20, NPR - Short Wave: “Coronavirus 'Long-Haulers' Have Been Sick For Months. Why?”

“Maybe this is finally the thing that is going to make the world pay attention to a much broader suite of illnesses that are manifesting in very similar ways.”

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https://www.npr.org/2020/06/11/874612941/coronavirus-long-haulers-have-been-sick-for-months-why
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October 31, 2024 at 4:14 AM
Software that are in fact “healthcare software” but called something else are a juicy way for evil ppl to attack patients. Like removing peanut warnings from menus:
Fired Employee Allegedly Hacked Disney World's Menu System to Alter Peanut Allergy Information
The employee separately changed all menu text to Wingdings, the complaint says.
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October 30, 2024 at 7:57 PM