An industry group backed by the American Medical Association has released four guidance documents designed to clarify the operability, privacy, security and content of mobile health apps, Fierce Healthcare reports. Xcertia — founded by the AMA, HIMSS, the American Heart Association, and the DHX Group — released the draft guidance Thursday with input from multiple stakeholders. AMA Chief Medical Information Officer Michael Hodgkins said, "Cooperative input on the guidelines from consumers, developers, payers, clinicians, academia and other motivated stakeholders will provide Xcertia with guidance on where it needs to focus its efforts in 2018 to positively impact the trajectory of the mobile health app industry."
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