Despite FDA's efforts to centralize CLIA waiver reviews and bring more consistency to the process, one reform group tied to the diagnostics industry says the agency is not addressing the real problem: the fundamental standard for a waiver determination that FDA established in a 2008 guidance.
US FDA's process for reviewing test-waiver applications under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) is set to undergo enhancements based on a draft user-fee reauthorization agreement.
In the deal that was inked last month, the agency says it will establish a centralized management group for CLIA...
In this week's Digital Health Roundup, MedTech Insight's Shubham Singh explores how Ketryx's launch of validated AI agents could reshape compliance automation in medtech. Marion Webb highlights news from BCI makers Synchron, Axoft and Subsense. Elizabeth Orr discusses AI advances at the FDA.
Guardant Health’s methylation-based blood test – Shield MCD – showed a specificity of 98.6% and sensitivity of 75% across eight cancer types in its clinical validation data presented at ASCO.
GE HealthCare is pursuing a dual-front imaging strategy with its PET MIP agent Flyrcado for detecting artery disease: It lasts longer than current PET scan tracers and allows patients to do treadmill-based stress tests alongside the scan.
