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AI Reporter - June 2025

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The FDA began integration of generative AI across all its centers, a project that should be completed by the end of June. Newly appointed chief AI officer, Jeremy Walsh, and Office of Strategic Programs at CDER, Sridhar...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

There’s an app for that! But is your health care app in compliance?

The health care industry is increasingly adopting mobile apps for a variety of purposes, including tracking patient health conditions and sharing patient data. Privacy and security are important considerations, and it is...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Event] Munich Life Sciences Bootcamp For In-House Counsel - November 21st, Munich, Germany

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McDermott’s cross-functional team of life sciences professionals present the inaugural Munich Life Sciences Bootcamp focusing on issues and trends important to life sciences companies. This half-day program is designed for...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2018 #2

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We have previously reported on the ongoing cybersecurity issues with St. Jude defibrillators [view related posts here, here, and here]. On June 29, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified the required firmware...more

Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group

More Digital Health Device Makers Expected to Seek FDA Clearance

Investors are increasingly interested in companies with technologies that will be subject to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation. Until recently, some investors shied away from companies targeting the...more

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Software as a Medical Device: FDA Releases Draft Guidance

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Companies that develop software that functions as a medical device should be aware that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance that, once finalized, will classify the endless variety of Software as a...more

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The Tech Industry’s Next Frontier?

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Tongue-in-cheek references to Pokémon Go as a health App aside, maybe the tech industry is on to something. In the U.S., seven out of every ten deaths are due to chronic diseases, such as diabetes or heart disease. Perhaps...more

Dickinson Wright

Healthcare Legal News Volume 5 Number 2

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According to a recent study by Accenture, by 2017 approximately 18 percent of the American public will purchase insurance through exchanges versus relying on traditional employer healthcare coverage or foregoing insurance...more

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FDA's Evolving Policy Toward Health IT, Medical Apps, and Low Risk Devices

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Between January 20 and February 9, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued four guidances related to its policies toward low risk devices. These guidances were largely developed as an outgrowth from FDA’s...more

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FDA Issues Guidance for Mobile Medical Applications: What Will be Subject to FDA Oversight and Enforcement?

On February 09, 2015, the FDA issued final guidelines[1] to outline its regulatory enforcement approach to mobile medical applications (or “apps”). The FDA is taking a risk-based approach, focusing its oversight on apps that...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FDA Extends Risk-Based Medical App Approach to Medical Device Data Systems in New Guidance

The recent release of two guidance documents addressing current FDA enforcement policies for medical devices that are Medical Device Data Systems (MDDS) and mobile applications (mobile apps), provide further evidence that...more

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FDA Releases Final Guidance on the Regulation of Mobile Medical Applications

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On September 23, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the final guidance on its regulation of “mobile medical applications (or apps).” The guidance finalizes FDA’s 2011 draft guidance, adding numerous...more

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The FDA Releases Long-Awaited Final Guidance on Mobile Medical Applications

On September 23, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA” or the “Agency”) issued long-awaited final guidance for developers of mobile medical or health applications (or “mobile medical apps”) used on...more

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FDA Flexes Mobile App Enforcement Muscles (Gently)

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The FDA was granted authority to regulate mobile health care applications (apps) as part of the Food and Drug Administration and Innovation Act. (For a detailed discussion of the FDA’s authority, see “FDA Safety and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FDA Letter to Mobile App Developer Signals Regulatory Scheme

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent an enforcement letter to a mobile medical app developer for failing to obtain a 510(k) clearance before marketing the app, which the FDA said appears to be a...more

Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group

Venture Investment in Digital Health Effectively Doubles in H1 2012

Venture investment in healthcare convergence technologies soared in the first half of 2012. According to a recent report from Burrill & Co, digital health, into which they group healthcare IT, mobile health and wireless...more

Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group

FDA to Finalize Mobile Medical App Rules Following Bill Passage

Yesterday, the Senate approved the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) which provides reauthorization for major components of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) set to expire at the end of...more

Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group

The Regulatory Future of mHealth: FCC, FDA and the United States Congress

As a general matter FDA regulates all medical devices and FCC regulates devices that utilize electromagnetic spectrum - i.e. broadcast devices. So with regard to mobile health devices - sensors, applications, systems - FDA...more

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