Consumer Mobile Health Application Functional Framework, Release 2
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: APU.8 Notifications and Alerts (Header) - XML Representation

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    <span id="description"><b>Statement <a href="https://hl7.org/fhir/versions.html#std-process" title="Normative Content" class="normative-flag">N</a>:</b> <div><p>This category applies only if an app exchanges data with other devices, health apps, and/or HIT systems. If so, there are applicable
standards for data format, vocabulary, and transport, to increase interoperability and ease of connection.</p>
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    <span id="requirements"><b>Criteria <a href="https://hl7.org/fhir/versions.html#std-process" title="Normative Content" class="normative-flag">N</a>:</b></span>
    
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            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                <span>APU.8#98</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                
                
                <span>SHALL</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;" class="requirement">
                
                <span><div><p>Opt-in consent is required by the account holder before receiving notifications and alerts from an app.</p>
</div></span>
                
                
            </td>
        </tr>
        
        <tr>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                <span>APU.8#99</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                
                
                <span>SHALL</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;" class="requirement">
                
                <span><div><p>To consent to receiving a notification or alert from an app, the account holder is informed of both the content and channel (SMS, push notification, email, etc.) of the notification or alert.</p>
</div></span>
                
                
            </td>
        </tr>
        
        <tr>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                <span>APU.8#100</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                
                
                <span>SHALL</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;" class="requirement">
                
                <span><div><p>An account holder can change consent decisions about notifications and alerts through settings available on the device on which the app was downloaded.</p>
</div></span>
                
                
            </td>
        </tr>
        
        <tr>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                <span>APU.8#101</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                
                
                <span>SHALL</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;" class="requirement">
                
                <span><div><p>Notifications and alerts contain the least amount of information necessary for the recipient of the alert to take a focused action.</p>
</div></span>
                
                
            </td>
        </tr>
        
        <tr>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                <span>APU.8#102</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                
                
                <span>SHALL</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;" class="requirement">
                
                <span><div><p>[App alerts notify user of conditions such as “abnormal” or “exceptional” or “out of range”] Document or reference the sources (evidence base) of the formulas/algorithms upon which such alerts and notifications are based.</p>
</div></span>
                
                
            </td>
        </tr>
        
        <tr>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                <span>APU.8#103</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                
                
                <span>SHOULD</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;" class="requirement">
                
                <span><div><p>[Permitted by the account holder and agreed to by recipients] notifications and alerts may be sent to the account holder and/or to another person or entity.</p>
</div></span>
                
                
            </td>
        </tr>
        
        <tr>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                <span>APU.8#104</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                
                
                <span>SHOULD</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;" class="requirement">
                
                <span><div><p>Provide alerts to notify the user of potential faults that could cause inconvenience or harm to the user, e.g., low battery alerts.</p>
</div></span>
                
                
            </td>
        </tr>
        
        <tr>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                <span>APU.8#105</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                
                
                <span>SHOULD</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;" class="requirement">
                
                <span><div><p>Notify the user in case of external interruptions or delays (e.g., loss of network connection, database problem, lengthy operation).</p>
</div></span>
                
                
            </td>
        </tr>
        
        <tr>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                <span>APU.8#135</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                
                
                
                <span>SHALL</span>
                
            </td>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;" class="requirement">
                
                <span><div><p>Notifications and alerts contain the least amount of information necessary for the recipient of the alert to take a focused action.</p>
</div></span>
                
                
            </td>
        </tr>
        
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