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Important FTC Rules for Health Apps Outside of HIPAA

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a policy statement on Sept. 15, 2021, emphasizing that developers of digital health apps, connected devices and other health products have obligations under the Health Breach...more

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With Health Apps on the Rise, Consumer Privacy Remains a Central Priority

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans have increasingly relied on digital health apps to manage their personal health and wellness. These apps include traditional telehealth apps through which patients can complete...more

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Health Apps: Convenience Vs. Security Risks

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The pace of innovation in healthcare today has produced an amazing increase in the number of available mobile apps for health-related information. More than 300,000 healthcare apps are available online. These apps are...more

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Regulators Offer Guidance on Privacy and Security for Health App Developers

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This month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued guidance on privacy and security best practices for health-related mobile apps, such as fitness apps connected with wearables, diet and weight loss apps, and health...more

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A New Tool for Health App Developers to Navigate a Crowded Regulatory Field

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As regulators seek to define their authority and the scope of their enforcement power, more health apps will continue to flood the marketplace and transform how patients are treated. As mobile health applications...more

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FTC Releases Mobile Health Apps Interactive Tool

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Consider this: A 42-year-old man arrives at the emergency room showing signs of a heart attack. The ER doctors, using the patient’s activity tracker—in this case, a Fitbit® —are able to pinpoint when the patient’s normal...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Think Before You App: FTC Releases Compliance Tools for Health App Developers

The Federal Trade Commission furthered its outreach to the mobile app developer community last week by issuing new guidance for integrating privacy and security into mobile health apps, as well as an interactive online tool...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FTC, ONC, OCR and FDA release online tool for mobile health app developers

While attending the International Association of Privacy Professionals annual global event, and listening to Chairwoman Edith Ramirez discuss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) concerns about consumer privacy, the FTC, the...more

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