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Pig Hearts for Humans and the FDA

Bill of Health

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any genetically modified or pure animal organs for xenotransplantation in humans. For the surgery to go forward in Bennett’s case, the team had to submit a request to the FDA seeking to use the pig heart in the emergency procedure (so-called “compassionate use” ). Categorization.

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Cerner CEO pledges to zero-out 'noise' from EHRs, population health and revenue cycle

Healthcare It News

Five years ago, in his then-capacity as president and chief executive officer of Geisinger , Dr. David Feinberg keynoted Day 4 of the 2016 annual Cerner Health Conference. "That same year, FDA approved smart pills. "COVID-19 showed the world what's wrong: Not enough focus on public health, prevention and equity.

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How Will New FDA Hearing Aid Regulations Impact Health Plans?

HIT Consultant

First, let’s examine the new regulatory framework the FDA established. Health plans should be on the alert for potential pitfalls arising from the new regulations. Health plans can design hearing benefits that can mitigate this potential issue while maximizing member satisfaction at the same time. Epub 2016 Aug 23.

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What Type of Salt Should You Buy? Rethinking 1924 Food Fortification Policy in 2024

Bill of Health

by Jessica Samuels For 100 years, food fortification , the practice of deliberately increasing the content of vitamins and minerals in a food, has been essential to combating public health crises. Public Health Service recommended that all women of reproductive age get 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid per day.

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Heart-Love – Omron’s Holy Grail of Blood Pressure Tracking on the Wrist

Health Populi

Omron is submitting the HeartGuide watch for FDA review this year and once cleared, the device will be the first blood pressure monitor that accurately reads BP right from the wrist. Omron seeks to jump that hurdle through FDA clearance.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2022 – June

SQA

On 09 May 2022, NMPA released the draft of the revised Regulations for Implementation of the Drug Administration Law (hereafter referred to as the Regulations ) for public comments. The Regulations were first issued with immediate effect in 2002 and were later revised in 2016.

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Understanding the Risk of Using Reprocessed N95 Masks During Covid-19 Pandemic

Exeed Regulatory Compliance

Recently, the FDA has authorized the emergency use of the Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination System , which uses vapor phase hydrogen peroxide to decontaminate N95 or N95-equivalent respirators for reuse by healthcare personnel. This is one of the criteria used by the FDA for granting the Emergency Use Authorization.