digital health apps

The digital assistant will support users with better understanding of risk factors for leading causes of death.

Apps libraries focused on weight management and mental health support to extend across the South-West.

As of last July, developers of digital health apps (DiGA) in Germany could no longer host sensitive personal data on American cloud servers. Dr Philipp Kircher from the Health Innovation Hub reveals what startups and cloud providers may think.  

Deprexis, an app used to help mental health, is the 11th app to be approved for medical prescription and reimbursement in Germany so far via DiGA, and MobiHealthNews learns more about the process from Julia Hagen, Health Innovation Hub.

The health app evaluation and advisor organisation will provide Sigma with review and accreditation services to advance its digital health apps.

Ralf-Gordon Jahns, managing director of Research2Guidance, explains what Germany's Digital Care Act is all about.

While digital health doesn't have as big of a presence at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as other industries, there were a fair number of wearables, apps and sensor-enabled tools showcased.