Fierce Healthcare April 21, 2021
There are thousands of digital mental health apps on the market that offer tools for stress relief, meditation guides and services to help with more serious conditions like anxiety. Most of them promise to help users feel happier and healthier.
Some experts are concerned about the quality standards with many of these apps and the claims that they make about the effectiveness of their services.
Federal regulators have moved against digital health tools that make bold health claims.
In 2016, Lumos Labs, the company behind the Lumosity “brain training” program, agreed to a $2 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission around charges alleging deceptive advertising of its games. The company had claimed that Lumosity games can reduce or delay...
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