As the FDA ponders whether to regulate mobile health apps as medical devices, industry stakeholders are coming together to develop a guidance document on the scope of what they perceive the federal agency's authority over such software should be. The private-sector mHealth Regulatory Commission "is intended to be a temporary organization--lasting perhaps one year--comprised of participants from existing trade associations and sponsor companies that have an interest in obtaining clear guidance from FDA on the scope of FDA regulation of m-health technologies," according to a founding statement. FierceMobileHealthcare