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Creating A Thriving Patient-Centric Data Economy

HIT Consultant

Companies are profiting from sharing patient data with third parties, creating concerns over patient privacy and data ethics. How can we unify the system around the ultimate goal of better health outcomes? How do we transition from a data re-selling economy to a patient-benefitting insights economy?

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TAKE TWO: CMS’s Second Attempt to Streamline Breakthrough Device Coverage Limited to 5 Devices Per Year

Health Law Advisor

3] The FDA created the voluntary Breakthrough Devices Program to expedite the development, assessment, and review for premarket approval, 510(k) clearance, and de novo marketing authorization for devices designated as “breakthrough devices” to improve timely access for patients and providers. [4]

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