Health Tech Podcast - Episode 2: Best Practices for Health App Development
As we previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced its final changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR), vastly expanding the scope of the Rule’s coverage....more
Appropriately so, providers look first to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (HIPAA), to ensure that they comply with regulations regarding patients’ protected health information...more
As we start 2022, as part of our Spotlight series, we connect with Reece Hirsch, the co-head of Morgan Lewis’s privacy and cybersecurity practice, to discuss the recent policy statement issued by the US Federal Trade...more
A new Policy Statement from the US Federal Trade Commission places companies that offer consumer-facing health apps and connected health and wellness devices on notice that they may be covered by a Health Breach Notification...more
The use of new technologies such as digital health applications, telemedicine, and information exchanges can provide game-changing benefits for providers and patients alike. However, with increased sharing comes increased...more
Ian O’Neill, a shareholder in the firm’s Intellectual Property Department focusing on technology transactions, licensing, advanced media and privacy issues, and Emily Weber, a shareholder in the firm’s Health Care Group...more
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
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