80% of Health Apps don’t pass our review standards, say Orcha

Orcha is the world’s leading health app evaluation and advisor organisation. They help NHS Trusts, Governments, health and social care organisations, to choose and deliver health apps that will safely make the biggest impact in terms of improving outcomes.

Chief Executive Liz Ashall-Payne says the organisation has reviewed nearly 5,000 apps so far and found many poor examples, including:

• A diabetes management app offering complex medical support without any back-up from experts
• A physiotherapy app offering exercise plans without any visible input from professionals
• An app to help smokers quit, which had not had security updates in more than two years

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