The growing number of digital health apps (DHapps) has led to a need for quality
assurance. With over 200,000 DHapps in the market, concerns about their efficacy and …

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 …

Objectives: With health apps and medical apps gaining popularity, assessing their quality
still remains an open question. Users are often unaware of potential pitfalls and unsure …

Health apps have great potential to improve the quality of care and reduce costs, but this has
not yet been achieved. Unfortunately, there are many low-quality, unsafe health apps …

Digital health technologies (DHTs) such as health apps are rapidly emerging as a major
disruptor of health care. Yet there is no well-established process of decision making for …

Background Clinical governance of medical mobile apps is challenging, and there is
currently no standard method for assessing the quality of such apps. In 2018, the National …

There are more than 350,000 digital health apps in the app stores today. There is an
average of around 250 digital health apps being added daily to the app stores. This …

Background Despite the emergence of app evaluation tools, there remains no well-defined
process receptive to diverse local needs, rigorous standards, and current content. The need …

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 …

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 …