Japan plans to revise its guidelines on the drone delivery of medicines later this month, which would mark the first revision since they were established two years ago. Service providers are closely watching how they will be revised, with calls…
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Chuikyo Subcommittee OKs Basic SaMD Reimbursement Rule
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council’s (Chuikyo) medical materials subcommittee basically approved the outlines of the evaluation rules for software as a medical device (SaMD) under health insurance programs on November 12. Based on examples in the past, SaMD that…
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