FDA Readies Digital Health Pre-Cert Program For Lift Off
Executive Summary
US FDA laid out its proposed starting model to launch the pre-certification program for digital health products, including a matrix for when pre-certified app and software developers could bring new or modified products to market with either streamlined or no pre-market review.
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