http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/developers-want-mhealth-HIPAA-security-talks
By Eric Wicklund
Editor, mHealthNews
September 18, 2014
App developers, who say they are being left out of important mHealth
privacy and security conversations, are calling on the federal government
to give them a little more transparency around the issues.
In a letter to Congressman Tom Marino, R-Pa., several developers and the
5,000-member ACT/The App Association have asked to be brought up to date
on mHealth regulations. They've also requested changes to the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, to make it more in
tune with current technology.
Specifically, the letter calls on the government to make existing
regulations more accessible to developers, improve outreach to new
companies in the mHealth space, and update "Security Rule Guidance
Material" to help developers stay abreast of mobile implementations and
standards.
The letter was signed by ACT/The App Association, AirStrip, AngelMD,
Aptible, CareSync and Ideomed.
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