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The Evolution from Patient to Healthcare Consumer with a Lifestyle

Human Factors & UX, patient engagement, SaMD

This blog is the first in an ongoing series exploring the crucial linkage between successful Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) and patient engagement. The overall theme of this series is that SaMD (and other permutations of connected medical devices) are poised to have a huge impact on the outcomes and ROI that we get […]

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Behavioral Health and Digital Therapeutics - Three $10M+ Investments

digital health, SaMD

What we can learn from recent Series A investments of $10M+ in digital health startups One of the most interesting areas for digital therapeutics (DTx) is its application to behavioral health (also referred to as mental health). For several decades, many of the most prominent advances in behavioral health therapeutics were pharmacological—think Prozac and Ritalin.  […]

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40 Years of Milestones in Medical Device Software - A History

digital health, SaMD

From Software in a Medical Device (SiMD) to Connected Mobile Medical Devices (CMMD) and Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) By Randy Horton, VP of Solutions and Partnerships, Orthogonal Earlier this week, Orthogonal finished compiling a list of funding announcements from January to March of 2020 for companies building Connected Mobile Medical Devices (CMMD) and […]

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Five Tools to Implement Frequent Releases for SaMD, Connected Devices

Human Factors & UX, SaMD

Bob Moll, Principal UX Architect, Orthogonal Beth Lester, UX Researcher, Bold Insight In our last blog, we laid out ways in which frequent medical device product releases benefit user experiences, thereby benefiting organizations overall. However, making the transition to frequent product releases can seem daunting. Over the course of the next two blogs, we’ll outline […]

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Four Success Factors for Accelerating Digital Health Solutions

digital health, FDA, SaMD

Executive Summary This is the fourth and final blog in our late spring/early summer series titled “Sinking, Swimming, or Surfing: COVID-19 and The Great Acceleration of Digital Health.” In this article, we discuss four critical success factors for digital health solutions. Success Factor #1—Don’t get stuck in Flatland: Think in terms of “And,” not “Or.” […]

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White Paper: Smartphone Market Analysis for Software as a Medical Device

bluetooth, FDA, SaMD

The move towards a highly interconnected, IoT-driven healthcare industry has made the development of mobile health applications, connected medical devices, and software as a medical device (SaMD) essential for companies looking to stay ahead of the curve. Smartphone applications, in particular, are at the forefront of the shift in how care is being delivered. With […]

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SaMD: Software as a Medical Device

SaMD

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a guidance document entitled "Software as a Medical Device (SaMD): Clinical Evaluation.

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