Healthcare IT News September 12, 2019
Companies that handle consumer health and wellness data have a new set of industry-developed privacy guidelines with which to consult.
WHY IT MATTERS
The voluntary guidelines, drafted by members of the Consumer Technology Association, are meant as a baseline framework to help promote consumer trust in tech companies that handle personal health and wellness data.
The recommendations, which allow for flexibility on how companies can implement them, suggest that vendors be as open and transparent as possible about the personal health information they collect and why, and think carefully about how they put that data to use.
The guidelines also suggest that companies make it easier for consumers to access and control the sharing of their health information, and give them...
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