How the FDA Decides Whether Your Software Make Medical Decisions

by Unber Shafiq | October 12, 2022 | Medical

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced final guidelines for Clinical Decision Support Software. The “Clinical Decision Support Software (CDS) Guidance” supplements the Agency’s proposed guidance of the same name issued in September 2019...

The FDA and VA Team Up to Advance Health Tech

by William McCleary | October 12, 2022 | Health, Medical

The FDA and the VA have a new MOU — and it spells good things for emerging health tech. This new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a joint effort between the two...

Big Growth Now Predicted for Remote Patient Monitoring

by Bruce Brown | October 11, 2022 | Medical

Looking back through the pages of Health Tech Insider, the first reference to remote patient monitoring (RPM) was in a post by Alfred Poor in April, 2015. Alfred wrote about a new sensor for Vital Connect’s HealthPatch wearable sensor. Since 2015, we’ve...

New Telehealth Study Shows Patient Use Continues to Grow

by Unber Shafiq | October 10, 2022 | Medical

Telehealth use continues to increase. The results of the 4th edition of J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study revealed that a rising percentage of consumers are choosing telehealth over in-person consultations for a diverse range of routine checkups,...

A Smart Band for Teeth Might Prevent Tooth Decay [video]

by William McCleary | October 7, 2022 | Health, Medical

Often caused by imbalanced levels of acid in the mouth, tooth decay is a widespread problem almost without equal; the World Health Organization calls untreated tooth decay the planet’s most common health condition, with oral disease affecting nearly 3.5 billion...

New Smart Boot Helps Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 4, 2022 | Medical

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology continues to make strides improving healthcare outcomes by combining wearable sensors with mobile apps linked to artificial-intelligence-driven, cloud-based monitoring software. Sensoria Health recently announced a new RPM...