'Trust but verify'—five approaches to ensure safe medical apps.
Wicks P, Chiauzzi E. 'Trust but verify'--five approaches to ensure safe medical apps. BMC Med. 2015;13:205. doi:10.1186/s12916-015-0451-z.
Mobile health applications can help patients monitor their health, but questions exist regarding whether these applications reliably support patients' decision-making. This commentary describes five strategies to improve the functionality of mobile health applications, including consumer education, developer accountability, transparency of evaluation results, and government regulation.