According to an article from Healthcare IT News, “Broadly defined, software as a medical device is any application used by providers to make clinical decisions. An increasing number of applications are now officially designated as FDA-regulated devices.”  For more information on how HIPAA security is contributing to FDA classification, please visit: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/blog/software-medical-device-how-hipaa-security-paves-way-fda-classification