Digital Health Regulation Debate Continues At mHealth Summit
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Federal officials took pains at this year’s mHealth Summit in Washington, D.C., to describe their excitement for the digital health field and their plans to minimize the “touch” of federal regulation. But it was also clear at the meeting that a significant component of the health information technology space still looks skeptically at FDA and its long-term intentions.
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