Fierce Healthcare April 25, 2024
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) device center launched an initiative to promote at-home medical device development with a focus on health equity in at-home care.
It spent $1.2 million on the initial partnership, a spokesperson for the agency told Fierce Healthcare.
Lessons from the Home as a Health Care Hub could inform future regulation in the space and technology used in hospital-at-home programs.
The agency says the hub will help medical device developers, policymakers and providers develop and understand at-home medical technologies. The press release, attributed to Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Jeff Shuren, M.D., said few at-home care options have optimally navigated the home environment.
“While many care options are currently attempting...