Fierce Healthcare April 25, 2024
Emma Beavins

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...

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Topics: Equity/SDOH, FDA, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, Home, Medical Devices, Metaverse/VR, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology
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