Humetrix EVP Medical Affairs Chris Burrow to Speak on FTC Panel on
Privacy Implications of Consumer-Controlled Health Data
Washington, D.C., May 5, 2014 - Chris Burrow, EVP of Medical Affairs at Humetrix, the mobile apps company dedicated to putting patients’ records in the palms of their hands, will join government and industry luminaries at a Federal Trade Commission seminar on the privacy ramifications of consumer generated and controlled health data, taking place on Wednesday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to noon in Washington, D.C. Other organizations represented include: FTC; Center for Democracy & Technology; PatientsLikeMe; and Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health & Human Services. Further details on the seminar and other speakers can be found HERE.
Representing the only mobile app developer on the panel, Dr. Burrow will discuss the technologies and standards, such as Blue Button, that allow patients to safely and securely manage their own health records and will review the features of the Humetrix iBlueButton mobile app which enables patients to securely download, receive, aggregate, annotate and transmit their health records using their own mobile devices.
| WHO: | Chris Burrow, EVP Media Affairs at Humetrix joins government and industry thought leaders to discuss patient privacy as the industry moves to consumer-controlled health data |
| WHAT: | Federal Trade Commission seminar on the privacy ramifications of consumer generated and controlled health data |
| WHEN: | 10:00 a.m. – noon on May 7, 2014 |
| WHERE: | FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. |
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