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Comments to Federal Trade Commission on Proposed Contact Lens Rule Amendment
In comments to the Federal Trade Commission, ITIF commends the proposed amendment to the contact lens rule to require that prescribers obtain a signed acknowledgment after releasing a contact lens prescription to a patient, and maintain each such acknowledgment for period of not less than three years.
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December 15, 2017
Leveraging ICT to Bolster Quality of Life for Aging Societies
ITIF, the Washington Innovation Network, and AARP co-hosted a December 2017 event discussing how ICT and innovation can help tackle challenges presented by aging societies and explore how Japan has developed its “Society 5.0” agenda to address these opportunities and challenges.
November 16, 2017
Innovate4Health: Better Screening for HPV in Developing Countries
Previously, there were few HPV tests well suited to developing countries, but a new product—Xpert HPV—changes this by offering an accurate, real-time, self-contained, and easy to use molecular testing mechanism that can be used at the point-of-care.
October 24, 2017
Innovate 4 Health: Point of Care Technology for HIV Diagnosis in Developing Countries
The lack of alternative diagnostic options has become a major roadblock to getting more people with HIV on the path to treatment. But an innovative new product may finally do this.
August 29, 2017
The Handheld Cardio-Pad: Tackling Cardiovascular Disease in Africa Through Innovation
Meet Arthur Zang, a 29 year-old Cameroonian engineer who invented the handheld Cardio-Pad, the world’s first medical tablet facilitating heart examinations and remote diagnosis. The Cardio-Pad is a touch-screen tablet device for conducting cardiac tests such as electrocardiograms in remote locations, and then sending the results to cardiologists in city centers often hundreds of miles away.
August 7, 2017
Zipline Enables Real-time Delivery of Essential Medical Supplies in Rwanda
Rwanda’s government, which has declared a vision of making the country a technology and innovation hub for Africa, has partnered with the startup Zipline to facilitate the real-time delivery of urgent medical supplies, such as blood or vaccines, to patients in remote locations via drones.
May 18, 2017
Incentivizing Innovation for Rare Disease Treatment and Development
On May 18, 2017, Stephen Ezell gave a presentation before the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus on "Incentivizing Innovation for Rare Disease Treatment and Development."
January 25, 2017
Comments to Federal Trade Commission on Proposed Contact Lens Rule Amendment
In comments to the Federal Trade Commission, ITIF commends the proposed amendment to the contact lens rule to require that prescribers obtain a signed acknowledgment after releasing a contact lens prescription to a patient, and maintain each such acknowledgment for period of not less than three years.
September 30, 2016
The Future of Health Data Sharing: Giving Consumers Private and Portable Access to Their Own Medical Records
As part of National Health IT Week, please join ITIF and a panel of experts for a discussion about the future of medical data sharing and the steps Congress and the next administration can take to reduce health information blocking, give consumers access to their medical data, and fully realize the benefits of the health information revolution.
April 26, 2016
What Can Contact Lens Prices Teach About Telehealth Regulation?
Contact lenses are a prime industry where e-commerce and telehealth can cut health-care costs, yet incumbent interests have halted progress, writes Adams Nager in Innovation Files.
July 23, 2015
How Advances in Technology Can Leverage 21st Century Innovation in Health Care
On July 23, 2015, the Center for Data Innovation and Health IT Now convened a panel of experts in the field of genomics to explore the policy recommendations in the new white paper, “

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