GAO was asked to provide a report on FCC actions...
GAO was asked to provide a report on FCC actions on wireless medical devices by House Communications Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., and subcommittee member Ed Markey, D-Mass. “With respect to wireless enabled medical devices, the Federal Communications Commission…
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(FCC) is responsible for governing radio devices so as to provide for effective operation and communication, including allocating spectrum and specifying technical requirements to avoid harmful interference between users,” Eshoo and Markey told GAO in a Monday letter. GAO was asked to examine how well the FCC has identified challenges and risks posed by the wireless healthcare devices, improved efficiency of relevant regulatory processes, prevented harmful interference to other equipment, conducted oversight to keep devices “safe, reliable, and secure,” and coordinated with the Food and Drug Administration, Eshoo and Markey said.