Medical devices in Greece are regulated by The National Organization for Medicines (EOF), a public entity of the Ministry of Health. Greece, as a member of European Union, classifies medical devices according to their risk into four classes: I, IIb, IIb, and III....
As the benefits of software become increasingly present to healthcare systems, its risks do too. While software can increase the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare, it can also create greater vulnerabilities. The medical device industry in particular has had...
Healthcare has always played a prominent role in presidential campaigns, and with good reasons. While the approaches and obstacles to reform can be addressed among multiple political parties, what remains undebatable is the fact that America’s healthcare system...
The FDA is in the process of implementing the Unique Device Identification (UDI) System in a series of phases. Currently, all Class III and implantable, life-supporting and life-sustaining medical devices require UDIs. The next phase of the system will be implemented...
Mobile health app The growing significance of mobile health apps result in a need to ensure its proper regulation. Practitioners, patients, researchers and medical industries are all affected by mHealth apps. The digital health field is regulated by the FDA under four...