Medtronic Sued for Disclosing HIPAA Protected PII and PHI to Google and Others

Medtronic MiniMed has been accused of transmission and disclosure of HIPAA protected personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) from its InPen diabetes management system to Google, Crashlytics…

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Guidances Released on EPCIS Standard for DSCSA Compliance, Pulmonary Disease Drug Development

The FDA recommends that “trading partners” use the Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) standard — developed by GS1 — for compliance with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)…

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Patient Engagement Adcomm Will Tackle CDRH Goals for Outpatient Device Access

The Patient Engagement Advisory Committee (PEAC) — FDA’s only advisory committee comprised solely of patients, caregivers, and patient advocates — is seeking guidance on improving access to home-use medical devices…

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