privacy and security
The California class action suit alleged that the Facebook parent company had collected data from the Flo Health period tracking app and used it without consent for targeted advertising.
The Mobile Health Apps tool aims to help developers determine which federal laws apply and which agencies oversee different aspects of mobile health technology.
An International Digital Accountability Council report is the latest suggesting that a number of COVID-19 apps are missing key security measures.
Of 50 worldwide COVID-19 apps analyzed in Nature Medicine, only 16 promised to anonymize, encrypt and secure the data they collect.
At a HIMSS Digital presentation, former ONC Chief Privacy Officer Joy Pritts and Connected Health Initiative Senior Counsel Brian Scarpelli discussed some common misconceptions about the law.
Blockchain can protect data integrity and streamline patient consent, but it should be used in conjunction with other technologies and procedures.
Karl West says the shift is being mandated by related trends toward consumerization and the cloud.
Just last week, the Consumer Electronics Association released guidelines about privacy policies for health and fitness devices.
"Do-it-yourself healthcare", including mobile apps and consumer medical devices, is set to be the top healthcare trend of 2015, according to research and consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.