HHS continues health tech initiative with 7 new industry pledges
The Department of Health and Human Services has added seven new industry pledges to its ongoing health technology initiative, which the Trump administration says has expanded app-based access to personal medical records to roughly 60% of Americans.
Why this matters: Sixty percent of Americans having their medical records accessible through a phone app is a real shift in how personal health data moves. That access can be genuinely useful. It can also mean sensitive health information flows into apps with weaker privacy protections than hospitals or insurers are required to follow. Many health apps are not covered by HIPAA. When your records leave a covered provider and land in an app, the legal protections can disappear. The pledges are voluntary. That matters.
Who should care: Healthcare professionals · Privacy officers · Compliance
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