Fierce Healthcare December 14, 2017
New guidelines from Xcertia look to “impact the trajectory” of the mobile health app industry.
Four new guidance documents released by an industry group led by the American Medical Association look to provide more clarity around operability, privacy, security and content of mobile health apps.
The draft guidance documents were released on Thursday by Xcertia, a group founded a year agoby the American Medical Association, HIMSS, the American Heart Association and the nonprofit DHX Group. The guidelines feature input from a broad array of stakeholders to address several key concerns surrounding mobile health apps, which have become more ubiquitous over the last several years while generating questions about safety and efficacy.
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