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Digital Health, Diagnostic Focus Included In FDA Commissioner's 2018 Strategy

12 Jan 2018

Starting out 2018, Scott Gottlieb issued a new directive to US FDA staff outlining his priorities and vision. Among the directives is to promote digital health and diagnostics by creating efficient pathways for new products in the areas and focusing on technology to help consumers better track their health.

In a roadmap detailing the agency's priorities, US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb outlined several digital health initiatives and his vision for how he wants the agency to work with the sector over the next couple of years.

The agency published a list of the commissioner's priorities for the agency in the coming year, titled, "Healthy Innovation,...