Category: apps
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House lawmakers to examine regulation of medical apps
House lawmakers said Tuesday that they will conduct a three-day series of hearings next week to look at how the Food and Drug Administration should regulate medical applications on smartphones and tablets. Lawmakers from the House Energy and Commerce committee will look specifically at how regulation affects patients, physicians and developers looking to capitalize on…
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Talk of Affordable Care Act, taxes detract from constructive mHealth hearings
When the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced plans earlier this month for its subcommittees to hold three days of hearings on mobile healthcare, it seemed like a promising development,… read more
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Senators Re-introduce Rural Telehealth Legislation
A pair of U.S. Senators is trying to expand the use of telehealth under Medicare to reduce readmissions in rural and underserved communities. The Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Thune (R-SD), hope the Fostering Independence Through Technology (FITT) Act can pass through and create pilot programs that will provide incentives to home health agencies…
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Threat of medical device tax on mHealth dominated today’s House hearing
The regulation of mobile healthcare apps and devices could trigger a 2.3 percent excise tax required by the Affordable Care Act, hampering innovation by the budding mHealth industry, according to… read more
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House to hold hearings this week on mHealth regulations
Continuing to pressure the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on whether it intends to regulate smartphones, tablets and mHealth apps as medical devices under the Affordable Care Act, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a three-day series of hearings this week to examine how such regulations would impact patients, physicians and developers. read…
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House to hold hearings next week on mHealth regulations
Continuing to pressure the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on whether it intends to regulate smartphones, tablets and mHealth apps as medical devices under the Affordable Care Act, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a three-day series of hearings next week to examine how such regulations would impact patients, physicians and developers. read…
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Lawmakers express concerns to FDA about taxing mHealth apps
Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration if it intends to regulate smartphones, tablets and mobile apps as medical devices under the Affordable Care Act, as reported by The Hill newspaper in a blog
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Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Installs Carestream DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray Systems
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Installs Carestream DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray Systems. Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center (Brookhaven, N.Y.) recently installed two CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray Systems to help enhance patient care. Read more: Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Installs Carestream DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray Systems
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From Milk Crates To Mobile IT Hospice Improves Access To Patient Records On The Go
From Milk Crates To Mobile IT: Hospice Improves Access To Patient Records On The Go. Employees on the go know that handling documents in the field can be a difficult task – and perhaps no workforce knows this better than hospice caregivers. Hospice workers are road warriors who are constantly on the go to see…