Breach reporting required for health apps and devices, FTC says

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners, in a split-vote (3-2), issued a policy statement on September 15, requiring both health applications and connected devices to comply with the “Health Breach Notification Rule (August 2009).” The commissioners recognized how the applications and devices did not fall within the scope of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), but the entities should “face accountability when consumers sensitive health information is compromised.”

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