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Cherry-picking profitable patients: New research identifies unintended consequences for some Medicare patients

Medical Xpress

New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management finds that Medicare Advantage (MA), the largest healthcare capitation program in the U.S., unintentionally incentivizes health plans to cherry-pick profitable patients from traditional Medicare (TM).

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It’s the Law Now –Cybersecurity Information in Premarket Submissions

FDA Law Blog

Shapiro — Does your firm manufacture a “cyber device”? The primary vehicle for FDA to request cybersecurity information in premarket submissions has been guidance documents. Congress has given FDA the authority to require device manufacturers to provide cybersecurity information in their premarket submissions for a “cyber device.”

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A Chihuahua or a Muffin? FDA Announces Plans for Aggressive Use of Artificial Intelligence

FDA Law Blog

As we recently blogged about here and here , FDA has issued guidance on lifecycle management for AI-enabled device software functions. After all, FDA has access to all of the data submitted in applications and all of the review information related to those data.

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New DS Core Features - General and Core Plan

CDOCS

These files can be stored alongside other patient records, shared with colleagues, or included in lab orders for streamlined collaboration.& </strong> now allows users to upload bridge case designs to DS Core, enabling centralized management of end-to-end manufacturing tasks. .&

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Change is Inevitable – Plan Ahead: An Assessment of FDA’s Draft Guidance on Predetermined Change Control Plans for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-Enabled Device Software Functions

FDA Law Blog

The discussion paper described a PCCP as including (1) the types of anticipated modifications (SaMD Pre-Specifications or SPS) based on the retraining and model update strategy and (2) the associated methodology (Algorithm Change Protocol or ACP) being used to implement those changes in a controlled manner to manage patient risks.

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News on FDA’s Quality Management Maturity Program-Maturity to Continually Improve and to not be Reactive

FDA Law Blog

Brevig, Senior Regulatory Device and Biologics Expert — In January 2023, FDA published a paper summarizing its lessons learned from two pilot Quality Management Maturity (QMM) Pilot Programs, such as best practices for conducting QMM assessments and developing the QMM scoring system.

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I Hear You Knockin’… Preparing for and Managing DEA Inspections (Part 1)

FDA Law Blog

Maintaining complete and accurate records with direct, ongoing oversight by management reduces risk of internal employee pilferage and maximizes potential for early detection should diversion occur. Granted COVID has impacted regular DEA inspection schedules for most local DEA offices, but that is likely to change in the coming months.