- Patients and providers want reliable, safe apps, and certification is a way of assuring credibility.
- App stores will prefer to purchase and showcase certified apps to assure safety and quality to consumers.
- Certification standards will help developers focus and streamline new medical apps, as well as provide a comprehensive resource for questions.
- Apps with certification will have a competitive advantage. App developers will not have to worry about differentiating their product based on design, but on quality.
- Certification may become critical for payor reimbursement. It is possible that payers will position apps on official lists as they do for pharmaceuticals, and certification could be required for list designation.
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