First Article: Laws Regulating Mobile Health Apps: Professional software c
Mobile health apps are growing in importance, requiring effective regulation.
mHealth affects practitioners, patients, researchers, and the medical sector.
Four laws govern the FDA's digital health regulations.
HIPAA protects the privacy of medical records. Under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the FDA oversees medical device safety and
efficacy. The FTC Act prohibits making deceptive claims about app use.
FTC's Health Breach Notification Rule requires some companies to notify
patients when health data is breached.
The app's nature determines which rules apply. HIPPA restricts applications
using PHI. This category includes health care provider, plan, and HIPAA
business associate apps. Kony, Humana, and myCigna allow users to manage
their health plans online, including calling the insurer and tracking benefits
and drugs.
If the app detects, prevents, or cures certain conditions, the FD&C Act applies.
Dermatology helps doctors rapidly and effectively diagnose skin cancers.
Asthma tracks symptoms and trigger patterns to prevent attacks.
Second Artcle: The state of research on cyberattacks against hospitals and
available best practice recommendations: A scoping review.
Cybercriminals are targeting the healthcare industry. Hospitals are sensitive to
cyberattacks because any disruption in operations or disclosure of patient
information can have far-reaching implications. Hospitals rely more on
computer systems for administrative, financial, and medical activities.
Increased use of connected medical equipment, cloud storage, and network
technologies. Technological advances continue despite the need to balance
innovation with privacy and security. Healthcare lags behind other industries
in preserving data and developing employee training programs, despite the
latter being the most effective against breaches.
Because of how easily they're interrupted, health care organizations are
vulnerable to attacks. Delaying or stopping hospital operations might be
disastrous. Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center's ransomware outbreak
lasted 10 days. Another attack on the British NHS had comparable
repercussions on hospitals, as well as radiography and blood-product
refrigeration. Physicians lose access to virtual diagnostic, allergy, and
prescription information, raising patient safety issues. Breach and publishing
of sensitive health information can disrupt health care, social and professional
life, and blackmail. Cybercriminals can steal patients' PHI and commit
medical fraud. Direct costs from patient compensation and fines, plus long-
term financial consequences from a damaged reputation. Care interruptions
could affect hospital networks (i.e. spreading into ambulance, pharmacy, and
health insurance company operations).
Reference
Laws Regulating Mobile Health Apps: Regdesk: Professional software.
RegDesk. (2019, March 21). Retrieved May 31, 2022, from
https://www.regdesk.co/laws-regulating-mobile-health-apps/
Argaw, S. T., Bempong, N.-E., Eshaya-Chauvin, B., & Flahault, A.
(2019, January 11). The state of research on cyberattacks against hospitals and
available best practice recommendations: A scoping review. BMC medical
informatics and decision making. Retrieved May 31, 2022, from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6330387/
