ATA, ACP Create New Framework Evaluating Digital Health Tools

The American College of Physicians, the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and the Organization for the Review of Care and Health Applications are collaborating on a new framework for evaluating the quality and privacy of digital health tools used by health care providers and consumers in the absence of clear U.S. government standards. App developers voluntarily seeking FDA approval will get bonus points in their quality assessments. The privately developed framework draws on international standards and will be updated as U.S...