Regulatory 'Desirables' for New Health Technologies
21(1) Medical Law Review 1-10, Winter 2013
Monash University Faculty of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013/69
10 Pages Posted: 26 Jul 2014 Last revised: 9 May 2016
Date Written: February 1, 2013
Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between health, technology and regulation, focusing in particular on what happens in the context of innovation. Key elements identified that inform (or should inform) the regulation of new health technologies include the following: (1) hybridity, (2) regulatory certainty and stability; (3) a move away from risk-based regulation alone; and (4) regulatory legitimacy through participation and information.
Keywords: Regulation, Health Technologies
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