FDA Medical Apps Regulation Could Damage Clinical Diagnostics Software

FDA is proposing regulation for mobile medical applications. Not a bad idea. But I have some concerns about what it will mean for clinical diagnostics software. Here’s the definitional passage:Mobile apps that allow the user to input patient-specific information and ’ using formulae or processing algorithms ’ output a patient-specific result, diagnosis, or treatment recommendation to be used in clinical practice or to assist in making clinical decisions.

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