Federal Register Notice: Medical Device User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2012
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0542] Medical Device User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2012 AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food and
Becker's ASC Review: Single-Use Device Reprocessor Addresses 10 Misconceptions of the Industry
By Leigh Page, Becker's ASC Review August 3, 2011 Lars Thording, PhD, senior director of marketing and public affairs at Stryker Sustainability Solutions, formerly Ascent, responds to 10 misconceptions about third-party reprocessing of single-use devices.
AMDR Submits Comments to FDA's Processing/Reprocessing Medical Devices in Health Care Settings Docket
On August 1, 2011, AMDR submitted comments to FDA's docket established to seek input on the agency's Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Processing/Reprocessing Medical Devices in Health Care Settings: Validation Methods and Labeling.
Healthcare Purchasing News: Sustainability and Supply Chain Simplicity?
by Susan Cantrell, ELS August 2011 Issue St. Joseph Health System grows its reprocessing program through a custom supply chain solution and a dose of healthy competition. The St. Joseph Health System in California and
Majority of Healthcare Executives Likely to Join an ACO
AMDR President, Daniel J. Vukelich, posted on the joint Squire Sanders/AMDR Accountable Care Forum on the results of a recent survey on likely ACO participation. Many healthcare executives may still be on the fence about the
FDA Unique Device Identification Workshop
FDA has made online registration available for the agency's Unique Device Identification (UDI) workshop to be held September 12 and 13, 2011. For more background on the stakeholder event and the UDI program, check out