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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 Blog

The CDS Guidance interprets the “medical software” carve-out of the 21st Century Cures Act (2016) as it pertains to Clinical Decision Support (CDS) software functions. The CDS Guidance interprets the Cures Act’s definition of “medical software” that is excluded from the statutory “device” definition, as it relates to CDS software.

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