MobiHealth News December 12, 2022
Emily Olsen

The Mobile Health Apps tool aims to help developers determine which federal laws apply and which agencies oversee different aspects of mobile health technology.

Several federal government agencies have released an updated “trail guide” that aims to help health app developers understand which privacy laws and regulations apply to their technology.

The Mobile Health Apps Tool was produced by the Federal Trade Commission as well as the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the Food and Drug Administration and the Office for Civil Rights under the Department of Health and Human Services.

It allows developers whose apps will collect, share, use or maintain health information to determine what federal laws apply and what agencies oversee various aspects...

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