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Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Spring 2021

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The pace of impact through digital health in 2021 is off to a rapid start—be it the number of transactions, the numerous legislative proposals and actions, or the focused attention of enforcement bodies. Given the accelerated...more

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Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Summer 2020

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Note From the Editors - With this Summer 2020 issue of Vital Signs, we take a moment to again applaud the remarkable actions of all the health care and life science organizations around the globe working tirelessly on our...more

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The FCC Funds the COVID-19 Telehealth Program

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) established the COVID-19 Telehealth Program (the “Telehealth Program”) on April 2, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Telehealth Program provides $200 million in...more

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Alert: FCC Grants Equipment Authorization Waiver to GE Healthcare for Medical Devices

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In light of issues raised by the COVID-19 emergency, the Federal Communications Commission has waived its rules to permit GE Healthcare to market, import and sell medical devices before those devices have completed its...more

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Seeking FCC Flexibility on the Sale of Wireless Medical Devices During COVID-19

We’ve written previously about the role of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in regulating wireless medical devices, chiefly in determining the operating frequency and certain technical rules that ensure...more

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FCC Approves $200 Million COVID-19 Telehealth Program

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At the same time as the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted final rules to establish a multi-year telehealth pilot program entitled the “Connected Care Pilot Program,” the commission released a Report and Order,...more

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FCC Simplifies Evaluations of Certain Wireless Medical Devices

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates wireless medical devices in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with the FCC’s role related to certain technical concerns such as the successful...more

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[Webinar] Health Care and the Internet of Things: New Regulatory Developments - July 25th, 2:00pm EDT

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Please join the Hogan Lovells Communications and FDA practices on Thursday, July 25th for our webinar, Health Care and the Internet of Things: New Regulatory Developments. We will explore new policy initiatives and...more

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Regulatory Challenges for the New Frontier of Medical Imaging: Terahertz Spectrum

Emerging medical imaging technologies being developed for the terahertz spectrum may face regulatory hurdles from an unexpected Federal agency: the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). While the Food and Drug...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What’s New in Washington: 10 Things You Need to Know

As the Trump presidency completes its first 10 weeks, the administration is celebrating big wins on the regulatory reform front while nursing some wounds from a major defeat on efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The 21st Century Cures Medical Software Provisions: Additional Clarity for Digital Health, but Also More Questions

Key Points - - Although the Cures medical software provisions largely align with FDA's current policies, certain of the Cures exemptions may be broader than those under current agency policy. - Many clinical...more

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FDA Finalizes Wellness Product Guidance

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The Food and Drug Administration Safety Innovation Act of 2012 (“FDASIA”) required a collaborative effort by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), Federal Communications Commission and Office of the National Coordinator...more

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Health Care and Life Sciences Practice Newsletter

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Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! The Unexpected Laws that May Affect Your Telehealth Business - An increasing number of health care providers are exploring telemedicine, either as an adjunct to their primary physical...more

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FDA's Cybersecurity Alert Puts Medical Device Users on Notice

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On July 31, 2015, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a cybersecurity alert to health care facilities currently using certain infusion pumps manufactured by Hospira, Inc. The alert warns health care...more

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FDA Regulation of Hospital-Developed Technologies - Hospital Industry Viewpoint

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As hospitals become increasingly technologically savvy, they are looking to do more and more with their electronic health record systems. What many hospitals do not realize is that some of the functionality they are seeking...more

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FCC Modifies Cost Recovery Rules for Medical Device Tests and Proposes Greater Access to MedRadio Bands for Testing

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On July 6, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted a Memorandum Opinion and Order modifying its rules covering Experimental Radio Service (“ERS”) licenses, which permit research and testing of radio...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

AT&T Petitions FCC to Replace TTY with Real-Time Text for Hearing Impaired Communications

On Friday, AT&T submitted a Petition for Rulemaking to the FCC, requesting that the Commission update its rules requiring support for text telephone (TTY) technology. The petition asks the FCC to launch a proceeding to...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New Requirements Regarding Emergency Alert Access Imposed On Device Manufacturers And MVPDs

On May 28, 2015, the FCC released a Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking pursuant to authority granted by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA)...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

IMDRF Releases International Framework for Regulating Device Software

On October 14, 2014, the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) issued a final version of “Software as a Medical Device: Possible Framework for Risk Categorization and Corresponding Considerations” (“the...more

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New FCC Rules for Medical Body Area Networks

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On August 21, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released an Order with new and clarified rules to foster the development and deployment of Medical Body Area Networks (MBANs). The Order provides more...more

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Recommendations for NextGen Health IT Infrastructure

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Health care information technology (health IT) facilitates the delivery of personalized medicine by providing and supporting the infrastructure for patients, consumers and health care providers to communicate and distribute...more

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Finally…FDASIA Health IT Regulation Report Released

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC, together with FDA and ONC, the...more

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FDA, ONC and FCC Report Outlines Proposed Health Information Technology Regulatory Strategy and Recommendations

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On April 3, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in conjunction with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the Federal Communications Commission, issued a draft report that...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

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

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

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

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