Here are five takeaways:
1. Patients receive health and wellness information from more than 165,000 mobile health apps.
2. Between 2013 and 2015, the number of health and fitness apps spiked by 106 percent.
3. Some physicians warn certain health apps are high risk, as they may underplay the importance of calling 911 for certain conditions.
4. A behavioral health app, for example, asks consumers to input their mood, but if they type “suicidal” the app doesn’t recommend calling a suicide hotline.
5. The FDA has to approve high-risk apps, like those performing EKGs or measuring blood glucose levels. But the FDA often overlooks low-risk apps, like those managing chronic disease.
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