Health equity can provide equal opportunity for patients to achieve the best care possible. Medtech leaders from Boston Scientific, Sequel Med Tech, and ZEISS Medical Technology share how healthcare delivery, data transparency, and industry collaboration can provide more value to patients.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) has developed a discussion paper, Health Equity For Medical Devices, and seeks input from the public on advancing health equity on the context of medical devices.
The Home as a Health Care Hub will bring together patients, providers and device developers with the goal of making health care in the home environment an integral part of the healthcare system, and advancing health equity for all people in the U.S.
The new equity guide provides implementation steps to help developers and users implement the AHRQ Digital Healthcare Equity Framework to ensure new technologies ameliorate, rather than exacerbate, inequities in health care.
The FDA CDRH is seeking input from industry and the public on expanding access to home use medical technologies. The comment period closes on August 30, 2023.
The FDA, in collaboration with the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI), is hosting a two-day virtual public workshop on increasing the enrollment of historically underrepresented populations in clinical studies and encouraging clinical study participation that reflects the prevalence of the disease or condition among demographic subgroups. The workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, November 29, and Thursday, November 30, 2023, from 10:00am-2:00pm ET.
Akido is focused on addressing the systemic inequities that lead to chronic illness and vulnerability through early interventions designed around social determinants of health (SDoH), best-in-class care and human-centered technology.
The draft guidance proposes updates to clarify how the Breakthrough Devices Program may be applicable to certain medical devices that promote health equity, as well as considerations in designating eligible devices that may benefit populations impacted by disparities in health and health care.
The reality of biased data is becoming all too clear, which raises important questions for clinicians as well as device and drug developers. In a world full of biased data what are the most ethical practices to achieve equitable health care?
“Approaches to Increasing Diversity in Clinical Research and Addressing Health Inequities” offers key recommendations for device manufacturers and developers on steps they can take to increase diversity in clinical research and address health equity.
