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As the Calendar Turns, Cybersecurity Remains Key Focus of Digital Health Enforcement

FDA Law

To date, regulatory enforcement litigation focused on actual or imminent patient harm has taken a backseat to cybersecurity as FDA continues to update and implement its oversight framework. Combination products are sharing the digital moment with those classified solely as medical devices.

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The Incredible Shrinking Exemption: FDA Final CDS Guidance Would Significantly Narrow the Scope of Exempt Clinical Decision Support Software Under the Cures Act

FDA Law

The final guidance therefore may have significant implications for a wide range of stakeholders, including not only software developers but also health care providers, hospitals, patients and payors. Criterion 2 : Non-Device CDS software functions display, analyze or print medical information about a patient or other medical information.

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Does the Drug Shortage White Paper Fall Short?

FDA Law

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a White Paper on Policy Considerations to Prevent Drug Shortages and Mitigate Supply Chain Vulnerabilities in the United States —with input from several HHS stakeholders, including FDA, CMS, and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response. By Kalie E.