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Mobile Health Care Apps and HIPAA Compliance

Rob Lauer on March 12, 2019

To say that data integrity and security are critically important is the understatement of the decade. What was once an afterthought for desktop com...
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Victoria Mostova

Insightful read on the intersection of mobile health care apps and HIPAA compliance. Ensuring data security is paramount in mhealth app development, and your breakdown of the key considerations provides a solid guide for developers navigating this crucial landscape. Well done!

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Hanmant Shinde (HS)

Rob, this is good read. HIPAA is compliance that must be followed and people should understand protecting the PHI from breaches and security incidents. The de identification of PHI is equally important in this regard.

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Alina Dunec

Hi! Well written! Today, mobile technology is used in all industries. Especially useful is the integration of mobile technology in healthcare. The creation of an app allows medical professionals to efficiently perform administrative procedures without paperwork.
To create an app, there are a number of steps to follow:
Identify a niche, think through a feature set, figure out research requirements, hire the right team, develop, launch and everything else

You could find out more about developing a medical app in this article