The learning objectives of this session are: to provide an overview of the survey project, and introduction to the stakeholder roles and their use of digital health technologies, to review the methodology for analyzing the data collected and results of the survey, and to discuss the survey findings regarding stakeholder’s successes, challenges, and opportunities of integrating digital health technologies to improve patient experiences.

The rapid increase in availability and use of digital health technologies – accelerated by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic – has created opportunities for dramatically transforming the process for development and use of medical technologies. MDIC launched an effort to survey key stakeholders across the medical device ecosystem including patients, providers, hospital systems, medical device manufacturers, med tech, researchers, and payers, with the goal of identifying challenges, opportunities, and successes for leveraging digital health technologies and information to advance innovation.

The session will include the following presentations:

1. An overview of the survey project and results (Dohse, 20 min presentation with slides).
2. Discussion of challenges and opportunities from the industry perspective (industry person, 10 min).
3. FDA-CDRH’s response to the survey and broader perspective on patient-generated health data and use of digital health technologies (Saha, 10 min).
4. The session will be concluded by a Q&A discussion between audience and speakers (15 min).

This session will be of interest to professionals interested in digital health technologies and the healthcare ecosystem. The session will benefit medical device and pharma sponsors and regulators.