‘Femtech’ wanders into uncharted regulatory territory
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Aly McDevitt2019-11-20T20:57:00
Applications that serve women’s health needs could soon be held to a higher standard of accountability for protecting users’ data if they become classified as “covered entities” under HIPAA.
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