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.
The collaboration marks the first part of a push to establish a standards and certification program for digital health apps called Xcertia.
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
SocialWellth has geared up to take its approach of offering private, healthcare-focused app stores to health systems – moving beyond its current customer base of insurance companies and self-insured employers, according to a company source. The company has raised $7.5 million from a yet-to-be disclosed investor. It will also use that money to increase its […]