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GOP Information
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Organisation sharing the GOP
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Related practices from PaSQ database
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Andalusian Agency for Healthcare Quality
Andalusian Regional Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
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Topic
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Accreditation
Patient involvement
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Category
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Health IT
Patient involvement
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GOP Description
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Regional
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| Clinical settings |
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The corrections received from the NCP: "Due to the nature of this project, it can apply to any clinical setting (primary care, hospital emergency units, nursing homes). Any organization or person that creates a mobile app can take part in this distinctive process."
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| Objectives |
To distinguish those mobile applications on health that implement the necessary measures to fulfill a serie of recommendations for quality and safety, so they can be used by citizens reliably and minimizing risks.
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| Population |
Universal. It is aimet at anyone responsible for mobile applications on health.
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Methods |
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Methodology
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"Literature review.
Design of recommendations for the design, use and assessment of mobile applications on health, in collaboration with a group of experts.
Design and development of an online application for the development of self-assessment and assessment of mobile applications on health.
Elaboration of recommendations, improvement actions and best practices from the analysis of the results of the assessment process.
Distinctive award."
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Timeframe implementation
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- Definition of the Quality of Mobile Applications on Health Strategy, creation of the assessment system and launching of the program: September 2012 – April 2013
- Creation of a library of “safe applications”: November 2013
- Launching of the certification program: June 2014
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Implementation tools available
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Comprehensive management system for assessment of mobile applications on health, consisting of two modules, one for self-assessment and other one for assessment, accessible through username and password for each mobile application responsible and for assessors. When a new application is received, the self-assessment phase of the mobile application starts. The application responsible finds there guidelines to fulfill the self-assessment process, from minimum requirements that the application must meet.The responsible of the application can access to a Help section, contact an advisor and access to a communication zone.
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Implementation cost
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Minimum cost. No special training is required to handle the tool and no software acquisition is needed.
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Method used to measure the results
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What indicators are used?
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Results
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3 apps already finished the process and they are assessed positively as safe apps.
10 apps on the assessment phase
13 apps on the self-assessment phase
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Analysis of the results
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No results yet. It is being implemented.
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Did you find implementation barriers?
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Yes
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Please describe implementation barriers
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Reluctance of mobile applications on health developers to go through an assessment process.
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Describe the strategies used to overcome the barriers (If needed)
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We are working currently on raising awareness among designers of mobile applications on health about the advantages of creating quality applications aimed at your target audience and fulfilling minimum standards.
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Other information about the GOP that you would like to add (Link or attached document)
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Contact information
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Name: Jerónimo Pachón Díaz
Position/function: Quality, Research, Development and Innovation General Director
Department: Directorate of Quality, Research, Development and Innovation
Organisation: Andalusian Regional Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
City: Seville
Country: Spain
Region: Andalusia
E-mail: reyes.sanz.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es/ mconcepcion.barrera@juntadeandalucia.es
Phone: 0034 955006548
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