ARTICLE SUMMARY:
Device companies are likely to hear more about opening up their device data and changing their interfaces to support the larger goal of healthcare interoperability in the coming months and year, as policymakers and healthcare providers look for a path forward.
Medical device companies are going to increasingly face pressures, and, perhaps, incentives, to make their products more interoperable with other devices and healthcare facility systems. That was one underlying takeaway from a recent federal “listening session” that was held at FDA’s headquarters in Maryland.