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FDA Highlights the Promise of AI in Healthcare

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On June 17, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Digital Health Center of Excellence (DHCE), published a blog article highlighting the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. In the article, the...more

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FDA Publishes Machine Learning Transparency Guiding Principles for Medical Devices

Further to the guiding principles on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies jointly published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health Canada, and the United Kingdom’s...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Statutory Update Part II

Below is Part II of our New Jersey Statutory update. As you can see from the below, several statutes were passed imposing requirements on health insurance payers, including new requirements for prior authorization request and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

EU Ratifies Pioneering Artificial Intelligence Legislation

On May 21, 2024, the European Union finalized the adoption of the groundbreaking EU Artificial Intelligence Act, a comprehensive and sector-agnostic legislation that extends globally. This 420-page Act aims to regulate the...more

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Medical Devices updates: Annual performance report, new guiding principles for PCCPs for machine learning-enabled medical devices,...

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Medical Devices Directorate Performance Annual Report - In September 2023, Health Canada published the Medical Devices Directorate Performance Annual Report for April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. The report provides...more

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Dechert Re:Torts - Key Developments in Product Liability and Mass Torts - Issue 10

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Senators Focus Attention on Litigation Funding’s Opacity - Building on the momentum we previously noted related to litigation funding, on September 14, Senator John Kennedy introduced the Protecting Our Courts from Foreign...more

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FDA On Use Of AI/ML In Drug Development: Five Key Takeaways

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On Wednesday, May 10, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the publication of a new discussion paper titled “Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Development of Drug and Biological...more

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FDA Publishes Draft AI/ML-Enabled Medical Device Guidance. Is it Everything We Hoped?

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First mentioned in a 2019 discussion paper entitled “Proposed Regulatory Framework for Modifications to Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD),” the idea of a defined set of...more

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The Evolving FDA Regulatory Landscape of Artificial Intelligence

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As artificial intelligence technology evolves on a seemingly minute-by-minute basis, the U.S. FDA’s regulatory approach continues to evolve in an effort to keep pace. “The promise of artificial intelligence in medicine is...more

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New Patient Disclosure Requirement Effective January 1, 2023

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To increase transparency regarding payments to physicians by drug and medical device companies, Governor Newsom signed AB 1278, which imposes certain additional disclosure obligations on physicians. Beginning on January 1,...more

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Transatlantic Legal-Regulatory Update: Live from the Heart of Silicon Valley

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US and EU Life Sciences Law firms Fieldfisher & Gardner Law recently held a CLE event in Silicon Valley covering Healthcare Compliance, Data Privacy and Regulatory hot topics for MedTech and Pharma companies. Discussion...more

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Italian Sunshine Act and transparency in the health sector

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From June 26th, 2022, the “Italian Sunshine Act” entered into force. This is a piece of legislation aimed at preventing corruption and fostering transparency in the health sector by imposing disclosure obligations on...more

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Physician Ownership in Medical Device Company Will Not Trigger Anti-Kickback Statute Enforcement Action, OIG Concludes in Advisory...

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Physician-owned companies that generate revenue from the sale of medical devices ordered by their physician owners have in recent years been the target of federal fraud and abuse enforcement actions. OIG Advisory Opinion...more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions

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On April 8, 2022, FDA issued new, long-awaited draft guidance “Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions” (Draft Cybersecurity Guidance). 1 This draft guidance...more

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FDA Joins Other Regulators in Focus on AI and Machine Learning

The Food and Drug Administration recently sought comments on the role of transparency for artificial intelligence and machine learning-enabled medical devices. The FDA invited comments in follow up to a recent workshop on the...more

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Five Key Takeaways From FDA’s Transparency Of AI/Ml-Enabled Medical Devices Virtual Workshop

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On October 14, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a virtual public workshop on transparency surrounding Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) enabled medical devices. The workshop focused on the...more

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Coverage of FDA’s AI/ML Medical Devices Workshop - Part 3: A Summary of the Panel Discussions

In the weeks leading up to FDA’s October 14, 2021 Transparency of AI/ML Enabled Medical Devices Workshop (Workshop), we took a brief look at the history of FDA’s regulation of medical device software and the agency’s more...more

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EU Sets Global Standard with First Ever Artificial Intelligence Act

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EU Regulation on Artificial Intelligence - On April 21, 2021 the European Commission published its Proposal for a Regulation on Artificial Intelligence, the first ever legal framework on AI. With its Proposal the European...more

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FDA’s Action Plan for Artificial Intelligence: Highlights and Insights for Developers

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published an Action Plan for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) software on January 12, 2021 that provides near-term actions to develop a regulatory framework for...more

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FDA Continues its Focus on Breast Implant Safety and Transparency with an Eye Toward Improving Regulatory Decision-Making

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In an August 20, 2020, press release, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided an update on the medical device reports (MDRs) received by the agency relating to breast implants, including breast implant-associated...more

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From regulatory flexibility to reimbursement changes, how Canadian regulators and payers are managing the COVID-19 crisis

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UPDATE: The Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Drugs, Medical Devices and Foods for a Special Dietary Purpose in Relation to COVID-19 was made on March 1, 2021 and repeals and replaces the Interim Order Respecting Drugs, Medical...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Protecting Lives Without Destroying Jobs — Using Technology To Suppress COVID-19

Many countries around the world are being forced to watch as the only tool they have to suppress COVID-19 — social distancing — causes unprecedented damage to their economies. Because suppression measures may be required...more

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Medicare Spreads Sunshine Act Coverage to New Categories of Payments, Recipients

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On November 15, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") finalized changes to the Open Payments Program as part of the CY 2020 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule....more

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FDA’s Final Guidance: “Consideration of Uncertainty in Making Benefit-Risk Determinations in Medical Device Premarket Approvals,...

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has released a final guidance document entitled, “Consideration of Uncertainty in Making Benefit-Risk Determinations in Medical Device Premarket Approvals, De Novo Classifications,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Committed to Clarity: FDA’s Dedication to Transparency with the End of ASR

On June 21, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a report titled “Statement on agency’s efforts to increase transparency in medical device reporting.” This report describes updates to FDA’s Medical Device Reporting...more

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