WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Health100, a CVS Health subsidiary, has earned the CARIN Code of Conduct for Consumer-Facing Applications Accreditation from DirectTrust for the Health100 mobile app.
Through a comprehensive independent third-party review, DirectTrust evaluated the Health100 app for compliance with the CARIN Alliance Code of Conduct for Consumer-Facing Applications to ensure the application provides trusted, secure access and exchange of personal health information. The evaluation wholly examined application transparency, consent, use and disclosure, individual access, security, provenance, accountability and education for patients, providers, health plans, third-party app developers and others.
“By achieving the CARIN Code of Conduct for Consumer-Facing Applications Accreditation from DirectTrust, Health100 has demonstrated their ability to provide consumers with secure and trusted access to their personal health data,” said Scott Stuewe, president and CEO, DirectTrust. “Attaining this accreditation is a significant achievement for Health100 in that it gives all health care stakeholders full confidence in the ability to exchange private and sensitive health information via an application that voluntarily sought verification to advance consumer-directed exchange.”
Health100 minimizes health care homework for consumers. It provides them with cost transparency and the ability to reduce out-of-pocket costs, helps them find and access expanded care, and offers integrated, simpler health care navigation and chronic condition management, including real-time proactive support to stay on track.
“Achieving a CARIN Code of Conduct for Consumer-Facing Applications accreditation from DirectTrust marks an important milestone for Health100 and reinforces our commitment to data privacy, security, and transparency — critical to earning and maintaining the trust of the consumers we serve,” said Tony Ambrozie, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital & Technology Officer at CVS Health and Health100. “Health100 is America’s trusted front door to health and care, and this accreditation is foundational to ensuring we deliver connected, patient-centered experiences as we bring it to market.”
DirectTrust’s accreditation and certification programs are governed by the organization’s Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC).
