Representatives Grill Shuren, Advance SOFTWARE Act

Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s SOFTWARE Act advanced to the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Committee Nov. 19, where representatives grilled CDRH Director Jeffrey Shuren on health information technology regulation.

The SOFTWARE Act debuted at a Nov. 19 hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Committee to favorable reactions from House members and the experts who testified.

The bill, sponsored by Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., among others, would clarify FDA’s jurisdiction in health information technology, deregulating the...

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