The push to develop safe health apps was a theme that ran through a few new developments this week from app developers behaving badly to the multi-pronged Xcertia initiative launched at the Connected Health conference to SocialWellth's revamp of a Happtique app curation program.
NIH health app pilot ends amidst poor data security but where will it go from here?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
SocialWellth has acquired Happtique for an undisclosed sum about one year after the New York based business shelved its app certification program after a company drew attention to security shortcomings. The deal will give the Las Vegas-based digital health business a critical link to the provider community. SocialWellth created a white labeled mobile health dashboard […]
Ben Chodor had the right idea when he initiated Happtique’s certification program. The mobile health industry has produced a lot of apps , but not much in the way of effective independent evaluation. There are plenty of shenanigan apps out there that either don’t do what they say they do or don’t adequately protect users’ […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rch8tJbUeTY Updated Less than two weeks after Happtique approved the first set of mobile health apps as part of its certification program, it has suspended the program. The announcement posted on its website follows a blog post by Harold Smith III, the CEO of Monkton Health, which develops health IT software, which raised concerns over […]
In an effort to take the Wild West out of the mobile health apps, Happtique developed a certification program with the idea that by establishing standards and proving apps could do what they claim, it would instill more trust in the sector both by consumers and healthcare professionals. That in turn could make them more […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Will physicians prescribe apps in the not-too-distant future? Would payers subsidize or cover smartphones in the future to encourage patients to use mobile health tools? What should the criteria be for a mobile health app certification program for hospitals? What criteria should determine whether an app is worth having in a hospital formulary? These are […]
A New York-based store focused on mobile health apps for healthcare professionals and patients is developing a certification program. Happtique‘s program would evaluate and certify healthcare apps. The program would articulate quality and performance standards for an app’s clinical relevance and technical functionality, developed by members of a blue ribbon panel in the next six […]