Agency Finalizes Changes that Extend Scope of Health Breach Notification Rule to Health Apps and Other Emerging Technologies

Agency Finalizes Changes that Extend Scope of Health Breach Notification Rule to Health Apps and Other Emerging Technologies

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized changes the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR), aimed at clarifying its applicability to health apps and other emerging technologies. The final rule comes in response to the increasing collection of health data by businesses and the growing need for timely notification in case of breaches, especially in the context of mobile health app developers… (Colocho, April 29, 2024) #Health Information Technology, #Privacy, #Transparency