The Need to Avoid a Regulatory Gray Zone in Digital Wellness
This Viewpoint discusses the potential for consumer-facing digital health technologies to influence health-related decisions; highlights the regulatory challenges posed by their increased use; and calls for regulatory standards for these technologies that are evidence-based, transparent, understandable by consumers, and proportionate to potential benefits and harms.
Authors
- John J. Whyte
Institutions
- American Medical Association (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2026-08-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2026.14789
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00