TTC #216 Is an App a Medical Device or Software that Needs to be Certified?

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English - December 12, 2015 14:47 - 17 minutes - 24 MB - ★★★ - 2 ratings
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Brian O’Connor, Chair ECHAlliance
Catherine Chronaki, Secretary General at HL7 International Foundation
George Crooks, Medical Director for NHS24
Alexander Berler, HL7 Chair for Greece

A recent Imperial College of London study showed that a number of NHS approved apps, while sending out data to associated services, 33% of them were doing so without encrypting their data. This is a security threat invoking identity theft plus privacy issues. Does the EU need a medical software certification strategy and if so, who should implement & enforce it?