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FDA says CT scans can make medical devices malfunction
The FDA has issued a warning that some critical electronic devices may malfunction when patients get CT scans. In fact, CT scans may actually cause some medical devices to shock patients using them, Read more...
CMS makes Part D data available for patient-safety efforts
CMS has issued final regulations that will make Medicare Part D claims data available to the FDA and other agencies, as well as academic researchers, for use in patient-safety initiatives. The FDA Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Progress on comparative effectiveness program
Deciding whether one treatment really does work better than another is one of the thorniest problems faced by providers. Now, it's beginning to look like one proposed solution to the Read more...
Groups ask FDA to push for unique medical device IDs
A group of provider, consumer, research and health quality groups are pushing the FDA to publish planned rules requiring a unique identification system for medical devices. The Advancing Patient Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: To cut costs, more hospitals re-using devices
Increasingly, hospitals are recycling medical devices labeled as single-use, from scissors and scrubs to surgical blades. While this is legal--as long as certain FDA guidelines are followed in Read more...
Decision makes it harder to sue device makers
A new Supreme Court opinion has come down this week that should make it harder for patients to seek damages for harm caused by FDA-approved medical devices. The ruling held that federal law doesn't Read more...
Study: devices, diagnostics not driving med inflation
Here's a nice piece of advocacy by the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)--a study concluding that implantable devices and high-tech diagnostics are not, mind you, NOT a major Read more...
Medtronic faces more kickback accusations
Despite having spent $40 million to settle kickback charges, medical device maker Medtronic has continued to pay millions in consulting fees to spine surgeons, according to a whistle-blower involved Read more...
ALSO NOTED: FDA to require device IDs; Pay for performance takes root in Philly; and much more...
> The FDA should soon begin requiring medical device manufacturers to give the devices unique IDs. Read more...
Cardiologist investigated for allegedly striking patient
A high-profile San Diego cardiologist is under CMS investigation for allegedly hitting a patient several times during a cardiac catheterization. The physician, Dr. Maurice Buchbinder, is a Read more...
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