FTC Weighs In on the Security of Health Care Data on the Cloud

Like many industries, the health care sector is relying more heavily on new technology to provide digital medical records that are often stored on cloud-based servers and transmitted electronically.  With the technological advances come privacy and security concerns that the FTC is watching closely.  Cora Han, a senior attorney in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection at the FTC, recently spoke at a meeting of the Health Care Cloud Coalition, a not-for-profit representing cloud computing, telecommunication, digital health, and healthcare companies in the health care sector.  Han addressed the FTC’s expectations and enforcement efforts for privacy and security related to cloud-based mobile technology companies in the health care industry.  See also “Steps to Take Following a Healthcare Data Breach” (Apr. 22, 2015).

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