Lack of medical device-specific information in patient claims forms impedes the government’s ability to track Medicare costs related to the replacement of defective or recalled devices, according to a ...

Every medical device has its own unique code, allowing manufacturers to keep track of their products once they enter the market. But while these codes are critical for recalling faulty devices or ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration submitted a proposed final rule on unique medical device identifiers to the Office of Management and Budget for review, Health Data Management has reported. The ...

A range of patient advocacy groups is urging the Office of Management and Budget to release a final Unique Device Identification (UDI) rule as soon as possible. In a letter to OMB Director Sylvia ...

Laser marking is an effective and safe solution for marking unique device identifiers directly onto medical devices. Tom Glass In 2013, FDA enacted a measure that requires most medical devices ...

The Food and Drug Administration, along with the National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine, has unveiled a new site that will allow the public to search for data on certain medical ...

In today’s world – whether at work or at home – I’d be lost without the smartphone that helps me do so much more than just communicate. It knows where I am now and how to get where I want to be next.

In an effort to bring clarity to the jargon-laden topic of unique device identification, the FDA released a straightforward, question-and-answer style guidance yesterday that tackles how to understand ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, took the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service to task on Tuesday for waffling on the policy to add unique device identifier information to Medicare claims ...

Connected medical devices and the Internet of Things have become major areas of both promise and concern for hospitals in recent years. They generate key clinical data – and can enable timely and life ...