Health app policy: international comparison of nine countries' approaches.

ABSTRACT: An abundant and growing supply of digital health applications (apps) exists in the commercial tech-sector, which can be bewildering for clinicians, patients, and payers. A growing challenge for the health care system is therefore to facilitate the identification of safe and effective apps for health care practitioners and patients to generate the most health benefit as well as guide payer coverage decisions. Nearly all developed countries are attempting to define policy frameworks to improve decision-making, patient care, and health outcomes in this context. This study compares the national policy approaches currently in development/use for health apps in nine countries. We used secondary data, combined with a detailed review of policy and regulatory documents, and interviews with key indi

SUBMITTER: Essen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8933556 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature