Mobile apps are the primary means by which consumers access digital health and wellness
software, with delivery dominated by the 'Apple App Store'and the 'Google Play Store' …

Due to its enormous capacity for benefit, harm, and cost, health care is among the most
tightly regulated industries in the world. But with the rise of smartphones, an explosion of …

Patient-facing mobile health applications (apps) hold the promise to change the way
individuals take responsibility for their own health by enabling more effective delivery of …

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 …

This paper examines the state of the art in mobile clinical and health-related apps. A 2012
estimate puts the number of health-related apps at no fewer than 40,000, as healthcare …

Introduction There is currently a lack of clear and accepted standards for the development
(planning, requirement analysis and research, design and application testing) of apps for …

This chapter discusses the legality of operating commercially available applications or 'apps'
for medical purposes in Europe. The meticulous certification process established in the …

Background Smartphones and tablet computers have become an integral part of our lives.
One of their key features is the possibility of installing third-party apps. These apps can be …

Background Apps targeted at health and wellbeing sit in a rapidly growing industry
associated with widespread optimism about their potential to deliver accessible and cost …

This article investigates the claims and complexities involved in the platform-based
economics of health and fitness apps. We examine a double-edged logic inscribed in these …