FDA To Release Mobile Health App Guidance by October

During a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing Thursday, an FDA official announced that the agency plans to issue final guidance on how it will regulate mobile health applications by Oct. 1. In addition, the official said FDA will not regulate health-related lifestyle apps or apps that perform the functions of an electronic health record or personal health record system.

• "FDA To Issue Mobile App Guidance Before Oct. 1, Official Says" (Lee, Modern Healthcare, 3/21).
• "FDA to Congress: Final Mobile Medical App Guidance Coming by End of Fiscal Year" (Pedulli, Clinical Innovation & Technology, 3/21).