Did you really leave your personal health record in the cab?
In the 1990’s, who would have thought that by 2015 most of your sensitive health records might be stored on the mobile phone in your pocket. If you thought you were afraid of leaving your smartphone behind in the cab before, imagine how much you store on your mobile devices today that is protected by a […]
Cox and Cleveland Clinic’s joint venture Vivre Health
“Telecom giant Cox Communications announced last week that it was teaming up with the Cleveland Clinic to form a “strategic alliance”, called Vivre Health, that would develop digital home health services. The joint venture will be based in Atlanta and will help Cox move its healthcare business beyond providing broadband services to hospitals, according to […]
TripleTree mentions WLSA’s Rob McCray in Blog
WLSA’s Rob McCray added to a recent TripleTree blog post: Why ‘Services’ Will Be a Key Enabler of Healthcare Innovation in 2015. “Our colleague Rob McCray at the WLSA agrees, and opined that large health systems and payers are basically services businesses, and that they want to get out of buying components and worrying about how to ensure the interoperability […]
“In-Depth: Anticipating FDA Regulation of Pharmaceutical Apps”
WLSA friend, Bradley Merrill Thompson contributed an article to MobiHealth News on what to expect for FDA regulation of pharma apps. See an excerpt below and read the full article here. “Over the last couple years, FDA has clarified the scope of its regulation over mobile health. In the agency’s September 2013 guidance, FDA spelled out its oversight for […]
Digital Health : Bringing Healthcare to the World
Happy New Year! WLSA kicks off the new year with some information about digital health and how it can make a positive impact on healthcare on a global scale. When we think of digital health, we might think of our smartphones, apps, and the various other devices we use to track fitness and health in […]
A Year in Review and a Look Forward in Connected Health
By Andrea Jackson, Director of Program Development, WLSA 2014 will be remembered as the year that Digital and Connected Health became mainstream, seeing record levels of investment and notable acquisitions, along with a large number of FDA clearances. Dollar investment in early stage digital and connected health companies more than doubled over 2013. According to StartUp […]
FDA’s 2015 Plan for Medical Device Regulatory Guidance Development
FDA has published its plan for medical device regulatory guidance development in 2015 (http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/Overview/MDUFAIII/ucm321367.htm?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery). Four items on the ‘A’ list, all of which the agency plans to complete are highly relevant to connected health. These include: General wellness products Medical device accessories Medical device decision support software Adaptive design for medical device clinical studies The […]
Forward (mostly) progress on Connected Health
It has been a busy policy month for connected health. 2015 may see a convergence of forces activities that create an inflection in the market. Last week, the FDA approved Dexcom Share for direct transmission of BG readings to a smartphone and did so 120 days after submission. The FDA has accelerated the pace of action […]
“Why hospitals should care about net neutrality”
WLSA’s Rob McCray was recently interviewed by Healthcare Dive’s Heather Caspi during which he discussed the FCC consideration of tighter rules guaranteeing net neutrality. “One of the most vocal speakers on the topic of net neutrality is Rob McCray, president and CEO of the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance. The group recently teamed up with the mHealth Regulatory Coalition […]
World AIDS Day 2014: How Will You Make a Difference?
World AIDS Day is held every year on December 1. Since 1988, the day has presented an opportunity to commemorate those who have passed away from AIDS, raise funds for research, and spread awareness about the disease through digital marketing, social media, and other technologies designed to connect, engage, and educate the public. To date, […]