No matter the company, the innovation, or the level of funding, nearly every emerging start-up that provides services to patients experiences similar growing pains, and many also make the same mistakes.  Here are 10 observations and suggestions based on my own experiences over 12+ years in digital health. 

Washington passed a health privacy law called the My Health My Data Act (MHMD) in 2023 that is going into effect on March 31, 2024. This law is significant in several respects and we recommend that organizations with operations in Washington take certain actions to ensure they are in compliance.

On December 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a bulletin (the “Bulletin”) warning that HIPAA covered entities’ and business associates’ (“regulated entities”) use of tracking technology may violate HIPAA.