Safety concerns with consumer-facing mobile health applications and their consequences.

Saba Akbar; Jessica A. Chen; Liliana Laranjo; Annie Y. S. Lau; Enrico Coiera; Farah Magrabi

Safety concerns with consumer-facing mobile health applications and their consequences.

Saba Akbar, Jessica A. Chen, Liliana Laranjo, Annie Y. S. Lau, Enrico Coiera, Farah Magrabi

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Abstract

Despite the growing use of mobile health apps, there is a gap in evidence about risks to patient safety. We invited consumers to report problems they encountered with health apps, and their consequences. Participants reported safety concerns, including errors in information tracking, incomplete information, variation in content quality, and inaccurate output. Consequences of these concerns varied from actual harm to noticeable threats. These findings call policy makers and app developers to address safety risks.

Original language	English
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	AMIA Annual Symposium - San Francisco, United States Duration: 3 Nov 2018 → 7 Nov 2018 https://www.amia.org/amia2018

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Conference	AMIA Annual Symposium
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	3/11/18 → 7/11/18
Internet address	https://www.amia.org/amia2018

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