Health Care Apps: Easy To Use But Are They Really Useful?
Jason Sapsin was quoted in the NJ Biz article "Health Care Apps: Easy to Use but are they Really Useful?" While the full text can be found in the November 18, 2013, issue of NJ Biz, a synopsis is noted below.
Mobile applications have great potential to transform health care delivery, but according to a study conducted by IMS Healthcare Informatics, they are not yet ready for prime time.
The report studied more than 40,000 apps and said several obstacles need to be crossed before the technology reaches full maturity.
Although the federal government will begin taxing medical device manufacturers 2.3 percent on the sale of such devices under the Affordable Care Act, the tax is not expected to apply to mobile medical apps.
That's because such apps would likely fall under the law's retail exemption, said Sapsin. The retail exemption applies to products that are sold to general consumers and involve products that are not limited to use in health care facilities under the supervision of a health care provider, Sapsin explained.
That notes a difference from medical devices that are sold to hospitals or clinical settings and are only used under professional supervision.
"I think that sound reason indicates the IRS will never attempt to impose the tax," Sapsin said.
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