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European Commission forms group to create guidelines for health app data quality

European Commission forms group to create guidelines for health app data quality | Pharma Hub | Scoop.it
The European Commission has formed a working group that will create guidelines to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of health app data. The group’s first meeting will be in March.

 This initiative, the European Commission explained, is a follow up to a consultation announced in April 2014 that asked digital health companies and others for help in identifying ways to encourage and regulate mobile health. Results from the consultation, published last year, found that two of the barriers to digital health app adoption were the privacy issues and security of health data. The report explained that there is a large number of health and wellness apps, but consumers are having trouble identifying which ones are reliable and produce good quality data.


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Giuseppe Fattori's curator insight, April 2, 2016 3:30 PM

PatientView/myhealthapps proud to be member of new EU working group to create guidelines to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of health app data.

Rémy TESTON's curator insight, April 4, 2016 1:36 AM

PatientView/myhealthapps proud to be member of new EU working group to create guidelines to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of health app data.

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The Sorry State of Pharma Mobile Health Apps & What To Do About It

© 2015 Pharmaguy™ The Sorry State of Pharma Mobile Health Apps & What To Do About It PharmaGuy Social Media in the Pharmaceutical Industry 21 - 22 Jan 2015…

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Tanya Kerr's curator insight, March 8, 2015 9:40 PM

Good overview of the future of pharma app development.

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Do Patients Rely on Mobile Healthcare Apps More Than Their Doctors?

Do Patients Rely on Mobile Healthcare Apps More Than Their Doctors? | Pharma Hub | Scoop.it

In the not-so-distant past, patients had only one source for healthcare expertise — their personal physicians. They relied on doctors to monitor their symptoms, track changes in their health, manage their diseases and personalize their care. But in recent years, mobile technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) has changed all that.Now, armed with wearables and mobile healthcare apps, individuals can monitor their own health data and get continuous guidance and information from the devices they carry with them every day.But the availability of digital health tools is a double-edged sword for the medical industry. Patients are becoming more engaged in their own wellness and taking greater responsibility for staying healthy, which leads to better outcomes. On the other hand, as they rely more on these tools, are they relying less on the robust insights and expertise of medical professionals?


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