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Exploring Ethics: Understanding the Role of Privacy Policies and Institutional Review Boards in Digital Health Companies

Exploring Ethics: Understanding the Role of Privacy Policies and Institutional Review Boards in Digital Health Companies

Considering the frequent misunderstandings and misapplications of ethical principles, particularly those regarding privacy policies and IRBs, the purpose of this paper is to leverage over 20 years of combined experience in academia, industry, and digital health to highlight the importance of complying with ethical practices and integrating these practices in commercial settings.

Jacqlyn L Yourell, Kelsey L McAlister, Clare C Beatty, Jennifer L Huberty

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e70711

Real Life Experiences as Head of Science

Real Life Experiences as Head of Science

To develop sustainable and scalable products, companies need scientists who can navigate the industry, develop scientific strategy that aligns with business priorities, and apply science cross-functionally. To date, there have been limited opportunities for researchers to gain relevant training for conducting science in industry. Academia and industry operate very differently, both wanting to develop solutions for better health but with different timelines, priorities, and incentives [5].

Jennifer Huberty

JMIR Ment Health 2023;10:e43820

Pharmaceutical Payments to Authors of Dermatology Guidelines After Publication

Pharmaceutical Payments to Authors of Dermatology Guidelines After Publication

Oftentimes, CPG author expertise is sought by insurance and pharmaceutical companies, creating industry-physician relationships that may influence physicians’ professional decisions. This is known as a conflict of interest (COI). Previous studies [1,2] provide strategies for reducing COI impact on guideline development (eg, restricting voting on final recommendations by committee members with COIs [1], requiring conflict-free periods prior to participation in guideline development [2]).

Torunn E Sivesind, Mindy D Szeto, Jarett Anderson, Jalal Maghfour, Maya Matheny, Quan Nguyen Minh Le, Michael Kamara, Robert Dellavalle

JMIR Dermatol 2022;5(2):e37749

Protecting User Privacy and Rights in Academic Data-Sharing Partnerships: Principles From a Pilot Program at Crisis Text Line

Protecting User Privacy and Rights in Academic Data-Sharing Partnerships: Principles From a Pilot Program at Crisis Text Line

In addition, academic-industry partnerships can expand upon the company’s original goals to positively impact their population of users. For example, Twitter’s data-sharing application programming interface (API) has been used to map restaurant violations [16], HIV infection spread [17], and county-level heart disease mortality [18].

Anthony R R. Pisani, Nitya Kanuri, Bob Filbin, Carlos Gallo, Madelyn Gould, Lisa Soleymani Lehmann, Robert Levine, John E Marcotte, Brian Pascal, David Rousseau, Shairi Turner, Shirley Yen, Megan L Ranney

J Med Internet Res 2019;21(1):e11507