The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for regulating certain digital health software and devices, like those many of us wear daily. Bakul Patel, the first director of FDA’s new Digital Health Center of Excellence, talks about how the FDA is looking to advance regulatory policies, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure digital health technologies are safe and effective for the public.
HealthCast
Season 2
Episode 5
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FDA Advances Digital Health Innovation With New Effort
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With technology changing by the second, the agency’s new center of excellence aims to keep medical software and devices safe for patients.
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Bakul Patel Director of the Digital Health Center of Excellence FDA
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