ECRI CEO Marcus Schabacker led a panel at the White House Healthcare Safety Forum, where leaders discussed patient empowerment, workplace safety, and care quality. The Biden-Harris Administration announced actions to address these issues nationally.
Senators Durbin and Blumenthal have requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the FDA's policies on medical device recalls, citing the Philips Respironics case and a significant increase in recalls.
The right to repair as a legislative movement has grand implications on the future of medical equipment and patient safety.
ECRI CEO Marcus Schabacker led a panel at the White House Healthcare Safety Forum, where leaders discussed patient empowerment, workplace safety, and care quality. The Biden-Harris Administration announced actions to address these issues nationally.
The U.S. FDA is planning a major reorganization of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), which will see the current four device offices combined into one “super office.”
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The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) announced that it is expanding the scope of the NEMA American National Standard for Servicing of Medical Imaging Devices to cover all medical devices, not just medical imaging technologies. MITA officials say this decision—which is likely to be met with criticism from many in the medical device sector—“comes after the consideration of extensive stakeholder feedback indicating a desire for one, universal standard for the medical device industry.”
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