However, there is no standard definition for apps in a medical context, which would enable users to differentiate between “lifestyle apps,” “health apps,” “medical apps,” or “care apps”. Apart from apps that provide purely lifestyle advice, there are apps that can directly influence diagnosis or therapy of diseases and, therefore, should be regarded as medical devices. It is essential to differentiate between apps developed for patients and those intended for use by medical staff. These apps usually provide their application-specific functions via an intuitive user interface (“frontend”), specifically adapted to the mobile form factor, and often make use of web resources as well. They are tailored to the users’ individual requirements, bring the smartphone to life, and thus, unleash the full potential of this new technology. Ĭolloquially known as “apps,” mobile apps are defined as application software for mobile-operating systems. The “Law for better care through digitization and innovation” (Digitale-Versorgung-Gesetz) passed by the Bundestag on November 7, 2019, paved the way for the prescription of apps, the improved use of web video consultation services, and greater data security in the communication of health data.
After initial groundbreaking steps (including the E-Health Act of 2015), the legislature recently gained considerable momentum in the direction of a stringent national digitization strategy.
The portability and omnipresent accessibility of smartphones enable their usage anywhere and at any time. Nowadays, daily smartphone usage for communication, collection of information, or data for private or professional purposes has become commonplace.
It is only 12 years since smartphones started their triumphant progress through the world of communication media.
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