A regulatory framework emerges for digital medicine

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 697-702

  Elenko, Eric ^a   Speier, Austin ^b   Zohar, Daphne ^a  

^a PureTech ^*  (United States)

^b Precision for Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRACE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEVICE APPROVAL; DEVICE SAFETY; DIGITAL MEDICINE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MARKETING; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL DEVICE REGULATION; MEDICINE; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; NOTE; PATIENT MONITOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSOR; SMARTPHONE; SPLINT; SURGICAL TONGUE DEPRESSOR; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES; VIRTUAL REALITY; WELLBEING; X RAY SYSTEM; DEVICES; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; STANDARDS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84953392038     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt.3284     Document Type: Note

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