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HIPAA Compliance for Healthcare Apps
Security Boulevard November 2, 2021
What Application Developers Need to Know About HIPAA Compliance
Increasingly, patients want to access their healthcare information using mobile applications or web applications. Instead of calling a doctor’s office, they want instant access to their records. According to the Office of the National Health Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), 1 in 8 Americans tracked a health metric using some form of technology in 2013. As healthcare providers increased their use of technology during the COVID pandemic, securing health applications is more important than ever. As more health-focused applications go to market, application developers need to know how Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance fits into their coding practices.
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