U.S. lawmakers plan hearings on medical app regulation-massdevice: The US House of Representatives ' Energy and Commerce committee will hold hearings over three days in mid March regarding the Food and Drug Administration's approach to regulating mobile medical applications and telehealth products. According to the Washington Post and a letter sent to the FDA by the committee earlier this month, the hearings will focus particularly on whether the new Medical Device Excise Tax (MDET) would apply to medical app developers or even manufacturers of smart phones and tablets if they fall under the FDA's definition of a medical device.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
U.S. lawmakers plan hearings on medical app regulation
U.S. lawmakers plan hearings on medical app regulation-massdevice: The US House of Representatives ' Energy and Commerce committee will hold hearings over three days in mid March regarding the Food and Drug Administration's approach to regulating mobile medical applications and telehealth products. According to the Washington Post and a letter sent to the FDA by the committee earlier this month, the hearings will focus particularly on whether the new Medical Device Excise Tax (MDET) would apply to medical app developers or even manufacturers of smart phones and tablets if they fall under the FDA's definition of a medical device.
