IT report focuses regulatory efforts on medical devices, away from EHR

Article Overview

This article explains a federal health IT report developed by FDA, ONC, and FCC under FDASIA and describes how it proposes to organize health information technology into categories with different levels of regulatory attention. It is relevant to physician practices, health IT vendors, compliance teams, and policy watchers who want to understand the broad direction of federal oversight, especially the distinction between routine practice systems and medical device-focused technology. The piece also notes the report’s next steps, including public input and eventual proposed regulations.