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Lippes Mathias LLP

Medical Devices in the App Store? U.S. Regulation of Mobile Medical Applications

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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, more people than ever have downloaded and used mobile applications, or apps, to communicate with their doctors, manage prescriptions, and streamline much of the healthcare activity...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

FDA Announces Digital Health Center of Excellence

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On September 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the launch of its Digital Health Center of Excellence within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health. The FDA called this an important step toward...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Keep Calm and Go Online: Regulatory Considerations Around the Spike in Demand for Mental Health Apps

A recent Marketplace Tech podcast episode on the spike in demand for mental health apps caught our attention. As shocking headlines and stay-at-home orders rolled across the country, demand for mental health apps increased...more

Nossaman LLP

FDA Policy for Mobile Medical Applications

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The start-up segment of our healthcare regulatory practice is focused on companies bringing digital health tools to market. As part of the efforts of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “agency”) to clarify...more

Hogan Lovells

Clarifying Clinical Decision Support: FDA Overhauls Guidance To Focus On Risk

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On 27 September 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) released the draft guidance entitled "Clinical Decision Support Software" (CDS guidance), which updates the framework for FDA's oversight of CDS...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

New Apple Watch May Mark Time To Rethink HIPAA

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The new Apple Watch Series 4® is one of the more recent and sophisticated consumer health engagement tools. It includes a sensor that lets wearers take an electrocardiogram (ECG) reading and detect irregular heart rhythms....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Patient Perspectives—There’s an App for That!

On November 7, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the launch of the MyStudies app, the latest in a series of concrete activities to drive the integration of the patient voice in clinical trials and the drug...more

Knobbe Martens

Medtronic Launches Deep Brain Stimulation Clinician Programmer for Use with Samsung Tablet

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Medtronic recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Clinician Programmer and Activa Programming Application. Medtronic’s DBS Clinician Programmer is...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Health Apps: Convenience Vs. Security Risks

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The pace of innovation in healthcare today has produced an amazing increase in the number of available mobile apps for health-related information. More than 300,000 healthcare apps are available online. These apps are...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FDA Clears mHealth App That Uses AI to Signal Signs of Stoke

FDA announced last week that it has cleared for marketing an mHealth app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze CT images for signs of stroke. The app, called Contact, is a clinical decision support tool marketed...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FDA Releases 2018 Roadmap: Focus On Digital Health Continues

Last week, FDA released a document outlining its policy priorities for the coming year. “Healthy Innovation, Safer Families: FDA’s 2018 Strategic Roadmap” addresses continued focus on digital health, among other priorities,...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Big Brother is a Pill: Digital Tracking Drugs

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Drug adherence programs have significantly evolved over the last few years with drug companies, health plans, and providers taking steps to monitor patient medication compliance. Drug adherence is the degree to which a...more

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FDA Clears First Apple Watch Medical Device Accessory

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The FDA recently cleared the first medical device accessory for the Apple Watch — AliveCor’s KardiaBand. According to AliveCor, the Kardiaband is a mobile, real-time electrocardiogram (EKG) reader that can record an EKG...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Building a Health App? Part 4: Avoiding an FTC Enforcement Action

The market for apps designed to improve health and wellness or even to diagnose and treat medical conditions continues to grow. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved a new smartphone-based “carbon...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Building a Health App? Part 3: What You Need to Know About FDA’s Regulation of Mobile Apps

This is our third installment in our series about the legal issues involved in launching a health app, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) refers to as “mobile apps.” The goal of this post is to provide you...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Building a Health App? What You Need to Know

Last week, Apple announced the new Apple Watch Series 3 which will feature an enhanced heart rate app. The app will notify you when it detects an elevated heart rate even when you are not working out. The sensor will also be...more

BakerHostetler

[Webinar] Medical Device Connectivity: HIPAA, FDA and IP Considerations - June 14th, 2pm ET

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Please join us for this complimentary CLE webinar. With increasing healthcare costs and the transition to value-based reimbursement, never has the need for connected medical devices been so great – and never have the...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Food & Drug Newsletter - May 2017

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more

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Confirm Rx: Abbott Receives CE Mark for Smartphone Compatible ICM

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Abbott recently announced the CE Mark and first use of what it claims is “the world’s first smartphone compatible” insertable cardiac monitor (ICM), as reported by a press release dated May 8, 2017....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News, I’ve Got a Bad Case of Medical App Blues: Mobile Medical Application Developers Settle with New...

The New York Office of the Attorney General recently announced settlements with developers of three mobile health applications due to misleading claims and deficient privacy practices. As a result of these settlements, the...more

Hogan Lovells

New York Regulators Lead the Charge to Fill Health Data Protection Gaps Left by Federal Law

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New York AG Settles Data Protection Enforcement Against Mobile Health Apps - After a year-long investigation into mobile health apps claiming to be able to measure vital signs or health indicators through smartphone...more

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New York Attorney General Settles Claims against Three Health Apps

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Health app developers must be vigilant not only of federal laws, but of state laws as well. On March 23, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a settlement with developers of three health-related...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NY AG Enters Mobile Health App Enforcement Arena with Settlements Targeting Health Claims and Privacy Practices

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently announced settlements with three mobile health app developers resolving allegations that they made deceptive advertisements and had irresponsible privacy practices. The...more

McDermott Will & Emery

NY Attorney General Sanctions Highlight Need for Higher Standards for mHealth Research and Development

On March 23, 2017, the New York Attorney General’s office announced that it has settled with the developers of three mobile health (mHealth) applications (apps) for, among other things, alleged misleading commercial claims....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York AG Takes Enforcement Action Against Heart Monitoring Apps: Murmurs of Concern are Heard in mHealth App World

In a move sure to cause murmurs in the large and growing mobile health application industry, the Office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (OAG) has used state trade laws to extract concessions and monetary...more

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