XRA DISCUSSES FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE AND XR AT REGULATORY AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS SOCIETY
Phoenix, AZ — On Sunday, September 11th, Peirce Clark, XRA’s Program Development Manager, participated in the opening plenary session at the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) Convergence conference to discuss the future of healthcare. He spoke alongside FDA Commissioner Robert Califf and experts in AI, 3D printing and virtual reality technologies, to paint a picture […]
XRA SUBMITS COMMENTS TO FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION ON XR MEDICAL TREATMENTS
Washington, DC — On Friday, June 17, the XR Association (XRA) submitted written testimony for a public hearing of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Patient Engagement Advisory Committee (PEAC). The hearing will focus on “Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) Medical Devices” and offer a forum […]
XR ASSOCIATION ENDORSES LEGISLATION TO EXTEND MEDICARE COVERAGE TO XR-BASED TREATMENTS
May 16, 2022 — Today, the XR Association (XRA) endorsed H.R.7051/S.3791, the bicameral, bipartisan Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022, which would extend Medicare coverage for prescription digital therapeutics. The Act is sponsored by Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and David McKinley (WV-01) and Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV). Although […]
XRA CHAMPIONS XR FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT IN NIST RFI
February 15, 2022 — The XR Association submitted comments in response to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Request for Information regarding its Study to Advance a More Productive Tech Economy issued in November 2021. The comments detail how XR is and will continue to be an integral part of a future technology ecosystem […]
XRA SUBMITS COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO OSTP RFI ON BIOMETRICS
January 14, 2022 — The XR Association submitted comments in response to the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Request for Information on Public and Private Sector Uses of Biometric Technologies issued in October 2021. XRA’s comments highlighted the unprecedented benefits to society from the use of XR technologies, and how the XR industry is […]
XRA HIGHLIGHTS HOW XR CAN ASSIST AGING, UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN HHS FILING
The XR Association filed comments with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in response to its Request for Information on the use of novel technologies to reach aging, underserved populations. In its comments, the XR Association highlights how virtual, augmented, and mixed reality solutions can support healthcare practitioners in diagnosing, treating and monitoring […]