Contact Tracing news and trends

A Digital ID Fix To Closing The Telehealth Security And Patient Confidence Gap
Authentication // July 10, 2020

Surging COVID-19 infection rates and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advice to avoid all non-essential hospital visits have driven an uptick in the demand for digital healthcare services. Telehealth services, in particular, are growing more common, with one New York state hospital reporting...

Using Data And AI To Power The Brain And The Brawn Of The Warehouse
Data // July 01, 2020

For one of his first assignments early in his consulting career, Alex Ramirez was given a task in warehouse operations, and the client was a retailer called Walmart. From this auspicious beginning, Ramirez — now CEO of warehouse management platform CognitOps — has been working...

Apple And Google App For Virus Contact Will Block Location Tracking
Mobile Applications // May 05, 2020

In new contact tracing apps built to combat the coronavirus, Apple and Google-parent Alphabet will ban the use of location-tracking GPS software that could compromise privacy. Contact tracing is the practice of tracking people infected with the virus and then mapping out where they’d been...

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A Digital ID Fix To Closing The Telehealth Security And Patient Confidence Gap

July 10, 2020
Surging COVID-19 infection rates and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advice to avoid all non-essential hospital visits have driven an uptick in the demand for digital healthcare services. Telehealth services, in particular, are growing more common, with one New York state hospital reporting that 85 percent of its outpatient visits are be­ing conducted […]

Using Data And AI To Power The Brain And The Brawn Of The Warehouse

July 01, 2020
For one of his first assignments early in his consulting career, Alex Ramirez was given a task in warehouse operations, and the client was a retailer called Walmart. From this...

Quick Reads
Uber To Provide US Health Agencies With Contact Tracing Data

July 20, 2020
Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to give public health agencies access to data on drivers and riders who may have come in contact with someone infected with COVID-19, the company told Reuters.  The free service could improve the image of the San Francisco-based global ride-hailing giant, which recently implemented a “No Mask, No Ride” policy. […]

Apple And Google App For Virus Contact Will Block Location Tracking

May 05, 2020
In new contact tracing apps built to combat the coronavirus, Apple and Google-parent Alphabet will ban the use of location-tracking GPS software that could compromise privacy. Contact tracing is the...