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Zachary Landman, a resident surgeon for Harvard Orthopaedics, chief medical officer for DoctorBase and regular mHealthNews blogger, presents this mHealth primer on some of the common misperceptions about the new HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule, which went into effect this week.

The FDA's final guidance on the regulation of mobile medical apps, released on Monday, clarifies what will and won't be governed by the agency and gives consumers a forum to ask questions and see examples.

The scenario may be far-fetched at present, but those participating in a medical device panel at the HIMSS Privacy & Security Forum this week say providers have to be more vigilant about medical device security.