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FDA promises regulatory guidance this year

By Brian Dolan 04:45 am March 17, 2011

According to a report from consulting firm Emergo Group, FDA officials said they would offer up guidance on how it plans to regulate mobile medical applications before the year is over. The report is not surprising considering the work that the mHealth Regulatory Coalition (mHRC) has done on the subject. Late last year the mHRC submitted its own guidance document for the FDA to consider as it...

Mixed but encouraging results for Medicaid patients using Pill Phone app

By Neil Versel 01:58 pm February 9, 2011

Results of a pilot study of a mobile app meant to improve medication compliance among chronically ill, low-income patients are mixed but encouraging, the pilot's facilitators announced at an event MobiHealthNews attended in Washington, DC this week. The study, funded by a grant from Qualcomm’s Wireless Reach initiative and conducted at the George Washington University Medical Center, found that a...