The application of health privacy rules to health information on mobile devices is getting the attention of federal regulators as well members of congress.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights published guidance to aid in determining when and how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) applies to mobile health applications.
Health App Use Scenarios & HIPAA, published in February to the OCR’s mHealth Developer Portal, includes six scenarios to help developers that are not covered entities (health plans and health providers directly covered by HIPAA) determine when they are considered business associates (not directly covered but still subject to HIPAA). For the full article click here
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