Mobile apps for real-world evidence in health care
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Milne-Ives, Madison
van Velthoven, Michelle
Meinert, Edward
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The use of real-world evidence for health care research and evaluation is growing. Mobile health apps have often-overlooked potential to contribute valuable real-world data that are not captured by other sources and could provide data that are more cost-effective and generalizable than can randomized controlled trials. However, there are several challenges that must be overcome to realize the potential value of patient-used mobile health app real-world data, including data quality, motivation for long-term use, privacy and security, methods of analysis, and standardization and integration. Addressing these challenges will increase the value of data from mobile health apps to inform real-world evidence and improve patient empowerment, clinical management, disease research, and treatment development.
Date Issued
2020-05-06
Date Acceptance
2020-03-21
Citation
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2020, 27 (6), pp.976-980
ISSN
1067-5027
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Start Page
976
End Page
980
Journal / Book Title
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
Volume
27
Issue
6
Copyright Statement
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This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model). This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Madison Milne-Ives, Michelle Helena van Velthoven, Edward Meinert, Mobile apps for real-world evidence in health care, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, , ocaa036, https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocaa036 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocaa036
This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model). This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Madison Milne-Ives, Michelle Helena van Velthoven, Edward Meinert, Mobile apps for real-world evidence in health care, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, , ocaa036, https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocaa036 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocaa036
Sponsor
European Institute of Innovation and Technology
Identifier
https://academic.oup.com/jamia/article/27/6/976/5831102
Subjects
US Food and Drug Administration
evidence-based practice
mobile applications
real-world
telemedicine
08 Information and Computing Sciences
09 Engineering
11 Medical and Health Sciences
Medical Informatics
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-05-06