Recent FTC Settlement Serves as Reminder For Digital Health Developers
By EsqSocial Corporation 19/02/21
Many digital health app developers offering health and wellness solutions directly to consumers may find themselves in a space unregulated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”). While potentially outside the scope of HIPAA, developers in this space are reminded of the risks stemming from other federal and state privacy and security laws, including unfair or deceptive abuse acts and practices (UDAAP) laws. A recent Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) settlement sheds...
By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP