Medscape (5/22, Anderson, Subscription Publication) reports, “Only 11% of eating disorder apps protect the privacy of users as is mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), according to” findings presented at the American Psychiatric Association 2023 Annual Meeting. Investigators came to this conclusion after conducting “a review of commercially available eating disorder apps by searching the Apple and Google play stores using key phrases such as ‘eating disorder,’ ‘anorexia,’ and ‘binge eating disorder.’” Thirty-six apps were then reviewed “using the 105 questions based on the APA’s app evaluation model, which covers categories such as efficacy, privacy, accessibility, and clinical applicability.”
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