Becker's Healthcare December 4, 2023
Giles Bruce

ONC is proposing adding a “nutrition label” to healthcare apps to disclose their uses and performance, The Wall Street Journal reported.

But some health system and IT company executives say the warnings could be too onerous, adding costs to patients and stifling innovation, according to the Dec. 2 story.

“The idea of the food label is reasonable,” Scott Arnold, chief digital and innovation officer at Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital, told the news outlet. “I just think that if it goes too far, it’s going to create more burden or more tax on the providers, the clinicians and the caregivers. And that’s going to take us the wrong way.”

But advocates for the proposal say it would help avoid the...

Today's Sponsors

Venturous
Got healthcare questions? Just ask Transcarent

Today's Sponsor

Venturous

 
Topics: Apps, ASTP/ONC, Digital Health, Govt Agencies, Technology
Medicare insurers ranked by mobile app quality
How an App Store Approach Fuels Innovation and Efficiency in Healthcare
'The generation that created the internet is now our audience': SCAN Group prepares to launch first mobile app
Appleā€™s Vision Pro has a problem a year into its existence: Not enough apps
Research reveals concerning links between fitness apps and disordered eating

Share This Article