Happtique is Looking for Physician Content Reviewers for Mobile Apps

Note: They have an immediate need for endocrinologists.

Happtique’s Health App Certification Program (HACP) is seeking Physician Content Reviewers with minimum 5 years’ experience and board certification in the areas of endocrinology, pediatrics, OBGYN, behavioral health, primary care, ophthalmology, cardiology, and neurology (open to other areas as well) who will:

• Review of assigned app’s content (inclusive of materials submitted as well as downloading the application on the smart device) based on the HACP Content Standards;
• Provide an informed and professional review of the app being reviewed;
• Provide a pass/fail Content Review Report via Happtique’s portal within 2 weeks but in no event greater than 3 weeks following the assignment;
• For any Content Standard that an app fails to pass, provide succinct commentary and critical comments in a manner that will help the App Publishers use it to remediate the issue and improve the content quality of their app.
• Complete a conflict of interest attestation form for each assignment.

Reviewers need to have experience utilizing health-related smartphone and/or tablet applications.

Assignments are based on Reviewer’s access to the specific device that is needed to review the app. Experiences in the content area technology sphere, inclusive of informatics, mobile, or similar experience preferable as well as prior experience as a peer reviewer for a scholarly journal (online or print). Reviewers will be compensated for their services.

Those interested should contact:
Sandy Maliszewski, Director Health App Certification Program
646-350-0768
Smaliszewski@happtique.com

Happtique Health App Certification Program (HACP)

If your medical mobile app certified? What does it mean to have certified mobile health apps?

The Happtique Health App Certification Program (HACP) is a voluntary program designed to help healthcare providers and consumers easily identify medical, health and fitness apps that deliver credible content, contain safeguards for user data, and function as described. HACP evaluates apps against a set of standards and associated performance requirements (HACP Standards) that focus on key areas.

Earlier this year, the former CEO of Happtique testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology on the regulation of the mobile health (mHealth) application and addressed questions relating to the regulation of the rapidly-growing mobile health market. The hearing, “Health Information Technologies: Harnessing Wireless Innovation,” is the first of three hearings on health information technology scheduled for this week by various Energy and Commerce Subcommittees.

You can learn more about the  Happtique Health App Certification Program (HACP) and submit your mobile app here.