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Is Digital Health Poised To Grow Or Is It Hitting The Wall?

by Michael Esquivel | Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group on 3/14/2013

Recently, the Pew Internet & American Life Project (the “Pew Internet Report”) reported that nearly 70% of Americans are monitoring one or more health metrics for themselves or a loved one, but only 21% of those are using a...more

Who Will Pay For Digital Health Apps?

by Michael Esquivel | Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group on 1/31/2013

The question of whether or not smartphone apps can play an important role in the delivery of healthcare services has been more or less answered with a resounding yes. From weight loss to diabetes monitoring to diagnosing ear...more

Hot Companies in Digital Health [Video]

by Michael Esquivel | Fenwick & West LLP on 1/11/2013

With venture capital funding of digital health up 45 percent in 2012, according to Rock Health, we’re hearing a lot about mobile health apps and healthcare IT. You may be asking yourself what is digital health? Michael...more

Federal Communications Commission Expands Availability of 400 Million Dollar Rural Health Care Support Mechanism

by Rebecca Jacobs, Mark Palchick | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 1/8/2013

Executive Summary: The Federal Communications Commission has released an Order significantly expanding access to $400 million in funds available to health care providers for more accessible and affordable broadband services....more

FCC Releases Decision on New Funding Program for Rural Health: Broadband Connectivity Prioritized and the Expansion of...

by Lisa Clark, Mitch Goldman, William K. (Ken) Keane, Michael A. Swit | Duane Morris LLP on 1/3/2013

Federal Communications Commission (FCC; the "Commission") decision making continues to be active in the area of telemedicine. Recently, on December 21, 2012, the agency released a lengthy decision updating its rules and...more

Social Media and Medicine

by Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 12/11/2012

The Federation of State Medical Boards recently adopted Model Policy Guidelines for use of social media in medical practice. The use of social media by medical practitioners and the number of mobile medical and wellness...more

mHealth and the FCC: What Does the FCC Have to Do with Medical Devices?

by William K. (Ken) Keane | Duane Morris LLP on 11/15/2012

Originally published in mHealth Newsletter on November 14, 2012. One might not associate the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with mHealth issues. Yet, the FCC has a vital role to play in this field, and if...more

The P's & Q's of mHealth and Patient Engagement; Privacy and Security Issues

by Lisa Clark | Duane Morris LLP on 11/15/2012

Orginally published in mHealth Newsletter on November 14, 2012. "Patient engagement is the holy grail of healthcare," according to one hospital executive. Indeed, there is real money in the development of products and...more

mHealth and Home Health: A Natural Fit

by Mark J. Silberman | Duane Morris LLP on 11/15/2012

Originally published in mHealth Newsletter on November 14, 2012. Home health is an industry built on the core value of having hands-on-professionals providing quality healthcare in the comfort and privacy of the...more

Healthcare Reform and New mHealth Business Opportunities: What mHealth Entrepreneurs Should Know After the Presidential Election

by Mitch Goldman | Duane Morris LLP on 11/14/2012

Originally published in mHealth Newsletter on November 14, 2012 mHealth investors and mHealth entrepreneurs may struggle to understand what business opportunities are present in the U.S. healthcare system since the...more

“Clear and Conspicuous” FTC Guidance on Marketing Mobile Apps

by Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group on 10/29/2012

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) recently published a guide, Marketing your Mobile App: Get it Right From the Start, to help mobile app developers understand FTC advertising and privacy rules. ...more

FCC Will Work to Implement mHealth Task Force Report

by Mintz Levin - Communications on 10/5/2012

In a move he says will improve the quality of health care and cut health system costs, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the Commission will work toward implementing recommendations proposed by the mHealth Task Force,...more

Stickiness Eludes Many Health and Fitness Apps

by Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group on 8/21/2012

The New York Times recently ran a story titled, “It’s hard to stay friends with an exercise monitor” that underscored a problem facing many health and fitness apps – the risk that users quickly lose interest. ...more

Venture Investment in Digital Health Effectively Doubles in H1 2012

by Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group on 7/30/2012

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

Aging in Place Drives mHealth Technologies

by Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group on 7/10/2012

A lot of the momentum around the mobile health (or mHealth) market is tied to the growing interest in products that enable the elderly to age in place. A key to allowing people to stay in their homes as they age is the...more

FDA to Finalize Mobile Medical App Rules Following Bill Passage

by Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group on 6/29/2012

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

Pricing mobile health apps: Will consumers pay?

by Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group on 6/26/2012

There are a lot of opportunities to be had creating mobile health apps for consumers. But there are still plenty of questions to be answered about how to build sustainable businesses. Who will pay for mhealth products? How...more

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

by Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group on 6/19/2012

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

Human-Centered Design Key to Adoption for Digital Health Products

by Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group on 6/11/2012

The recent Fenwick Digital Health Investor Summit included a presentation on how to design successful digital health products. Aimee Jungman, VP of Health and Wellness Innovation at frog design, discussed the four essential...more

Digital Health Investor Summit Highlights Market Potential

by Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group on 6/6/2012

Last Friday we hosted our inaugural Digital Health Investor Summit in partnership with RockHealth at our Mountain View conference center. During the program, several key themes emerged that point to the inevitability of a...more

mHealth: Technology's Healthcare Reform

by Duane Morris LLP on 5/22/2012

"If you don't have mobility in your [healthcare] strategy, then you don't have a strategy," said Allina Health System's Susan Heichert at a 2012 national health information conference. As funds for traditional...more

mHealth Stakeholders: Bullet List of Legal Considerations

by Duane Morris LLP on 5/22/2012

You are a device maker, an app or software developer, a potential investor, a healthcare provider, a healthcare payor or an insurer and you see opportunities in mobile health (mHealth). You have an idea for a revolutionary...more

mHealth Alert: FCC Seeks Comments on AHA Proposal To Use Amateur Radio Stations in Emergency Preparedness Drills

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 3/11/2010

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has invited interested parties to submit comments on a request by the American Hospital Association (AHA) that the FCC waive its rules so that hospitals may use amateur radio...more

mHealth Alert: Text4baby: Texting Health Messages to Pregnant Women and New Moms

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 2/18/2010

Furthering the use of commercial wireless networks to deliver health information, the Obama Administration recently announced its new Text4baby campaign, which sends free regular text messages with health information to...more

mHealth Alert: FCC Extends Boston Scientific's Authority for Implanted Cardiac Devices

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 7/20/2009

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently granted a rule waiver requested by Boston Scientific Corporation (Boston Scientific), allowing it to continue to manufacture and market its Contak Renewal TR product line...more

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Is Digital Health Poised To Grow Or Is It Hitting The Wall?

Who Will Pay For Digital Health Apps?

Hot Companies in Digital Health [Video]

Federal Communications Commission Expands Availability of 400 Million Dollar Rural Health Care Support Mechanism

FCC Releases Decision on New Funding Program for Rural Health: Broadband Connectivity Prioritized and the Expansion of...

Social Media and Medicine

mHealth and the FCC: What Does the FCC Have to Do with Medical Devices?

The P's & Q's of mHealth and Patient Engagement; Privacy and Security Issues

mHealth and Home Health: A Natural Fit

Healthcare Reform and New mHealth Business Opportunities: What mHealth Entrepreneurs Should Know After the Presidential Election

“Clear and Conspicuous” FTC Guidance on Marketing Mobile Apps

FCC Will Work to Implement mHealth Task Force Report

Stickiness Eludes Many Health and Fitness Apps

Venture Investment in Digital Health Effectively Doubles in H1 2012

Aging in Place Drives mHealth Technologies

FDA to Finalize Mobile Medical App Rules Following Bill Passage

Pricing mobile health apps: Will consumers pay?

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

Human-Centered Design Key to Adoption for Digital Health Products

Digital Health Investor Summit Highlights Market Potential

mHealth: Technology's Healthcare Reform

mHealth Stakeholders: Bullet List of Legal Considerations

mHealth Alert: FCC Seeks Comments on AHA Proposal To Use Amateur Radio Stations in Emergency Preparedness Drills

mHealth Alert: Text4baby: Texting Health Messages to Pregnant Women and New Moms

mHealth Alert: FCC Extends Boston Scientific's Authority for Implanted Cardiac Devices

Hot Companies in Digital Health [Video]

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