Health Tech Podcast - Episode 2: Best Practices for Health App Development
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
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
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
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
On 27 September 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) released the draft guidance entitled "Clinical Decision Support Software" (CDS guidance), which updates the framework for FDA's oversight of CDS...more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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