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Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Florida Compounding Pharmacy’s FCA Suit

Pharmacy Law Blog

On December 4, 2017, a Florida federal judge refused to dismiss the federal government’s False Claims Act (FCA) suit against a compounding pharmacy. The firm’s attorneys include those who are board certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law as well as licensed health professionals who are also attorneys. December 4, 2017).

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Analysis: Seeking Balance in the Hyperactive Mental Health Tech Market

HIT Consultant

Notable transactions in the consumer and member tech category include: Pear Therapeutics , software-based medicine provider, made its mark in 2017 as its tool became the first digital therapeutic approved by the FDA with claims to improve clinical outcomes.

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Digital Documentation: How PDFs Can Help Providers Expedite Care

HIT Consultant

In 2015, half of Americans believed renewing their driver’s license requires less paperwork than a trip to the clinic, and 29 percent of patients still had to physically transport test results, X-rays, or health records from one physician’s office to another, according to a survey conducted by Surescripts.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary 4 | Monthly Update 2021

SQA

183/2017, which provides the procedures to obtain the Brazilian Good Manufacturing Practices (BGMP) Certification for medical devices. The CDSCO has postponed deadlines for regulating implantable devices and other medical products for which manufacturers or importers have already applied for licenses under the Medical Device Rules 2017.

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EU and US Regulatory Challenges Facing AI Health Care Innovator Firms

Bill of Health

Beyond the health care sector-specific Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) and the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR), this mix of AI & Data related regulatory requirements stems from a series of generalized, cross-sectoral EU laws of the last 5 years.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2023 – January

SQA

Of interest is a reference to the FDA’s draft document “Computer Software Assurance for Production and Quality System Software,” which was recently published on 13 September 2022. PCPC looks forward to working with the FDA and key stakeholders to implement this important legislation.

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AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AccessHealth’s licensed chemical dependency counselors are integrated within the medical adult clinics. In 2017, AccessHealth set goals that were modeled after the Department of Health and Human Service’s Healthy People 2020 Program. Traditional therapy via telehealth is the popular choice."

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