The House Commerce Communications and Health subcommittees plan...

The House Commerce Communications and Health subcommittees plan a joint hearing on “21st century technology for 21st century cures,” Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn. Witnesses are Qualcomm Senior Director-Government Affairs Robert Jarrin; Amazon Vice President-Global Public Policy Paul Misener; McKesson Connected Care and Analytics Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Niloff; Health Fidelity founder Dan Riskin; and LyfeChannel CEO Dave Vockell. “The ability to access real time data through the use of wireless sensors could allow clinicians to improve the quality and efficiency of clinical trials, help researchers design targeted therapies, and inform research and development efforts,” the GOP memo said (http://1.usa.gov/1zGiUxI). In announcing the hearing, Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., had framed it as allied with the goals of the committee’s broader effort to overhaul the Communications Act (http://1.usa.gov/1r0xOMF).