With the increasing demand for digital healthcare, the United States faces a growing challenge regarding equitable healthcare: unequal access to fast, reliable, and affordable broadband technology. Roughly 43 percent of adults in households making less than $30,000 a year—more than 25 million Americans—lack access to broadband, while 93 percent of [...]
With the advent of new technologies, U.S. healthcare is changing and creating opportunities for digital health innovators. On 5 October 2022, ACT | The App Association’s Connected Health Initiative (CHI) hosted a webinar to discuss opportunities in the U.S. healthcare industry. Access the recording of the webinar here. Access [...]
On September 29, 2022, Representatives Miller-Meeks, O’Halleran, and Murphy introduced legislation requiring the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a study and issue recommendations on improving medical device data interoperability. Morgan Reed, executive director of the Connected Health Initiative (CHI), expressed CHI’s support for the bill: “Interoperability is critical [...]
With only a handful of legislative days left on the calendar, sponsors of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) and Open App Markets Act (OAMA) desperately seek a way around or through growing opposition to their bills. Even as Sen. John Cornyn, the chamber’s minority whip, said last [...]
What is the DSA? The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a new law in the European Union (EU) that aims to create a safer online environment by defining clear responsibilities for all online intermediaries and platforms. In short, the DSA will hold search engines, social media networks, and marketplaces accountable [...]
