The agency reminded health apps and wearables companies that they must disclose any breach of users’ health information, even if they are not a HIPAA covered entity. Companies that fail to disclose a breach could face thousands of dollars per day in fines.
Consumers and benefits managers have a record number of digital health tools to choose from, according to a new report by the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
About 88% of health apps are built with the ability to collect and share user data, according to a study published last week in the BMJ. Most of these codes for data collection are for third-party services, such as ads or analytics.
In a test of 30 popular mobile health apps, a cybersecurity analyst found that all of them had API vulnerabilities. Potential breaches would allow for unauthorized access of patient records.
With data-blocking rules expected to go into effect soon, patients should finally be able to access and freely share their health data. But should those rules also include privacy protections for those that opt to share their data with health apps?
In many aspects, witnesses recognized that a light regulatory touch was called for, as the FDA, FTC and Congress itself could not keep pace with the rate of industry innovation.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
If mobile health is dead, someone forgot to tell the organizers, presenters and attendees at mHealth + Telehealth World. At the very least, it's a relevant subset of telehealth.
How bitter is the pharmaceutical industry over the anti-vaccine quackery of Jenny McCarthy?
Mount Sinai Health System has multiple strategies for helping its 35,000 employees sort through the tens of thousands of health and medical apps on the market, including development of its own apps.
So you are being proactive about your health by purchasing wearable devices and apps, but how helpful is it really if your doctor isn’t up to speed with the technology or able to interpret the data? The wearables market is doing quite well currently. “Credit Suisse estimates it’s already worth between $3 billion and $5 […]
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
They’re probably still sweeping up after this week’s Digital Health Summit. But the happy honeymoon phase didn’t last long. Vitals is unleashing a report that rains on that parade, noting Americans are unhealthier than the previous year, and no one is using your health apps. Unfortunately, the line at McDonalds is still longer than the […]
On January 7th I am heading to the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the largest conferences in the world focused on all of the technologies we are not supposed to use while driving or in a dark movie theater or if we want to have a social life that expands beyond our cat. […]