Approach or solution Private firm Happtique has published certification standards and announced review boards to help hospitals and consumers cut through the crowded medical, health and fitness app marketplace. Happtique aims to benchmark apps within the healthcare industry and help leading consumers and hospitals in doubt over...
Approach or solution European Health Data Space is an initiative around standardization and IOP Framework for health. CEN Technical Committee 251 Health Informatics is very supportive of this initiatives that will: promote safe exchange of patients’ data (including when they travel abroad) and citizens’ control over...
Approach or solution mHealthBelgium is an initiative of the Belgian Federal Government for the integration of mobile health apps in the Belgian healthcare system. The apps should be CE-marked as medical device and should target patients and healthcare professionals. The platform provides app information in Dutch,...
Approach or solution On April 17, 2020, the German Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit) presented the preliminary draft of the Digital Health Applications Ordinance (DiGAV) establishing the requirements for the reimbursement of digital health applications (DiGA) by health insurance companies. A guidance on DiGAV was...
Approach or solution HITRUST CSF® is a certification required by organizations that handle Protected Health Information. HITRUST’s mission is to establish a holistic approach for the healthcare industry to manage information security risks. HITRUST stands for Health Information Trust Alliance. It’s a combination of different security...