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Health Care & Hospital Law

Mar. 22, 2014

FDA's tug-of-war over mobile medical technology

A controversial bill winding through Congress would change the way in which the government regulates emerging technology that would monitor our health and facilitate medical treatment. By Steven J. Boranian and Charlene Chen


By Steven J. Boranian and Charlene Chen


Technology has transformed medical care, and that transformation will only continue and accelerate as healthcare providers and patients become ever more tech savvy. Take for example mobile phone apps. We have apps that give us driving directions and tell us what restaurants are well liked, and we have apps that help us organize our lives and let us play games.


We also have apps that monitor our health and facilita...

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