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FTC Finalizes Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule: What Digital Health Companies and App Developers Need to Know
FTC Finalizes Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule: What Digital Health Companies and App Developers Need to Know

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR), clarifying its applicability to health apps and similar technologies, including those that are not subject to HIPAA. In 2023, FTC began enforcing the HBNR in earnest, with an expanded interpretation of their authority under the HBNR. In the 2024 Final Rule (the 2024 Final Rule), the agency conforms the HBNR to this expanded interpretation, clarifying its breadth for industry and the public.

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Corporate Healthcare LawRebecca Gwilt, Samuel Pinson, and Michael SchellhousFTC Breach Notification Rule, FTC, HBNR, Digital Health, developers, data breach
The Price of Overpromising
The Price of Overpromising

Health IT vendors are under incredible pressure to represent to customers that their hardware and software solutions are impervious to cyber threats. Pick any major trade show and the first line you'll hear from exhibitors is that their solution is HIPAA-compatible, and, even more misleading, HIPAA-compliant. It's important that vendors understand overstating security protocols and capabilities can have major legal and financial implications.

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PrivacyRebecca GwiltHIPAA, Health IT, healthcare vendor, privacy and security, security, FTC, encryption, OCR, PHI, protected health information