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European Committee for Standardization (CEN)

20 June 2019

A new CEN Technical Specification for ‘Quality and Reliability of Health and Wellness Apps’ is being developed at the request and with the support of the European Commission. It is due to be completed in 2020. It will help to establish a common framework across Europe for the evaluation of these apps, giving users and health professionals confidence that the apps are fit for purpose, and providing app developers easier access to European markets.

Express Scripts Creates a Digital Health Formulary

Express Scripts Creates a Digital Health Formulary

Efforts to increase provider and patient safety

21 May 2019
Express Scripts is introducing what they propose is the industry’s first, stand-alone digital health formulary. Identifying that there are more than 300,000 health applications in the market, it is...
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FDA Playbook on Medical Device Cybersecurity

FDA Playbook on Medical Device Cybersecurity

Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook

2 October 2018
From the MITRE website: The Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbookoutlines a framework for health delivery organizations (HDOs) and other stakeholders to plan for...
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Securing Electronic Health Records on Mobile Devices

Securing Electronic Health Records on Mobile Devices

Guidance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication: 1800-1

30 July 2018
Using mobile devices to store, process, and transmit patient information has become increasingly popular amongst healthcare providers. When health information is compromised, organizations can face penalties and lose...
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The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018

Assembly Bill No. 375

29 July 2018
Summary from Adam Greene of MobileHealthNews: California passed the most comprehensive privacy law in the U.S. on June 28, 2018, with a compliance date of January 1, 2020. For mobile health app developers, that...
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