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FDA spends $1.2M on VR-enabled hub to spur development of at-home care devices

Fierce Healthcare

Medical devices and other innovations that make acute and on-going at-home clinical management possible are receiving a boost in attention from FDA. The Food & Drug Administration’s device center launched an initiative to promote at-home medical device development with a focus on health equity in at-home care.

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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

The FDA Law Blog

Javitt — On September 28, 2022, the FDA issued the long anticipated final Clinical Decision Support Software Guidance (CDS Guidance), which replaces the revised draft guidance document from 2019. FDA interprets the term “pattern” to mean “multiple, sequential, or repeated measurements of a signal or from a signal acquisition system.”

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Five Things For Pharmacists To Know About The Treatment Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

IDStewardship

Despite advancements in treatment, certain patients may exhibit delayed responses, have drug-resistant TB, be at risk for drug-drug interactions, or have comorbid conditions that considerably complicate clinical management. In 2014, the US FDA approved this regimen, and it features in the latest WHO guidelines for LTBI treatment.

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Atrium Health: Pioneering Outpatient Transplant Models Driven by Pharmacist-Led Care

Pharmacy Times

In an interview with Pharmacy Times , LeAnne Kennedy, PharmD, BCOP, CPP, FHOPA, oncology clinical manager at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, shares insights about the facility’s Wake Outpatient Transplant Program and highlights its positive impact on patient care outcomes.

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Reinventing Transplant Care: From Inpatient Tradition to Outpatient Innovation

Pharmacy Times

In an interview with Pharmacy Times , LeAnne Kennedy, PharmD, BCOP, CPP, FHOPA, oncology clinical manager at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, highlights the extensive role of pharmacists in the Wake Outpatient Transplant program.

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Challenges & Opportunities in Emerging Digital Health Technologies

ISPE

In December 2021, the US FDA issued a cross-center draft guidance with recommendations on the use of digital health technology tools (DHTTs) to acquire data remotely from participants in clinical investigations for medical products. Table 3: Example classification of DHTs. .

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Challenges & Opportunities in Emerging Digital Health Technologies

ISPE

In December 2021, the US FDA issued a cross-center draft guidance with recommendations on the use of digital health technology tools (DHTTs) to acquire data remotely from participants in clinical investigations for medical products. Table 3: Example classification of DHTs. .