 | @FDAapps FDA takes position on #mHealth Apps. It has been a busy day on the Web for the Feds. A BlueButton Challenge has been laid down to get the #BlueButton on 25,000 Physician web sites. I applaud that move, even if it is causing some debate check out http://challenge.gov/VAi2/198-blue-button-for-all-americans . On the same day the FDA has published information about what it intends to regulate in the world of mHealth Apps. See the info here: http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm263332.htm The interesting part is that the FDA is proposing to oversee mobile medical apps that: - Are used as an accessory to an FDA-regulated medical device. For example, an app could enable a health care professional to view medical images on an iPad and make a diagnosis; - Transform a mobile platform into a regulated medical device. For example, an app that turns a smartphone into an electrocardiography, or ECG, machine to detect abnormal heart rhythms or determine if a patient is experiencing a heart attack. I think this means that if you connect your FDA-Approved Glucose meter to a mHealth app on a smartphone then the mHealth App will need FDA Approval.  Blue Button for All AmericansSkip over navigation Challenge.gov. Log in; Sign Up. Follow us on Twitter. Search: Home; Find challenges. You are here: Home »; US Department of Veterans Affairs »; VA Innovation Initiative »; Blue Bu...  The Google+ project makes sharing on the web more like sharing in real-life. Join Google+ |
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