Developers want mHealth security talks

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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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