Germany has become known for its strict data-protection measures, but for some of the country’s healthcare-app developers, the U.S. has put up even bigger hurdles. The reason: America’s strict patient-data rules.
“Honestly, the U.S. had way more regulations than Germany,” said
Simon Bolz, whose company, goderma, makes an app called Klara that
allows smartphone users to take photos of a skin problem and send it to a
dermatologist.
He said getting the company’s IT systems compliant with the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a 1996 law that
regulates patient data in the U.S., required more effort than for
satisfying German authorities.
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