Regulating Mobile Health Apps

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		+	Research on the use of mobile technologies for alcohol use problems is a developing field, this data has the potential to yield new insights into the factors that lead to disease. Although the research literature in this area is sparse, lessons can be learned from other communities, such as cybersecurity or Internet security, which offer techniques to reduce the potential risk of data breaches or tampering in mHealth. This article focuses on privacy, confidentiality, and security in mHealth, areas ripe with research questions and opportunities whose times are overdue.

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About This Subject

The importance of regulating mobile health apps has been an area of concern amongst the medical community and the platforms that offer these services. The following articles were reviewed to demonstrate the positive effects of regulating mobile healthcare apps in order to establish standards and develop clear guidelines for the future of these applications.

Articles

Article 1

Privacy and Security in Mobile Health (mHealth) Research

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4432854/

Context

Research on the use of mobile technologies for alcohol use problems is a developing field, this data has the potential to yield new insights into the factors that lead to disease. Although the research literature in this area is sparse, lessons can be learned from other communities, such as cybersecurity or Internet security, which offer techniques to reduce the potential risk of data breaches or tampering in mHealth. This article focuses on privacy, confidentiality, and security in mHealth, areas ripe with research questions and opportunities whose times are overdue.