The Food and Drug Administration last week released an amendment to its proposed rule for a unique device identification system released in July. The amendment shortens the originally proposed ...

The healthcare supply chain has seen its share of ups and downs this year. In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, product shortages were exacerbated by a lack of supply-chain visibility.

> The FDA is proposing every medical device marketed in the U.S. feature a unique ID tag, looking to improve reporting of adverse events and device safety. The agency will seek comment on the proposal ...

FDA has announced it has proposed that most medical devices distributed in the United States carry a unique device identifier, according to a news release. The announcement comes in response to ...

On July 25, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final guidance on Unique Device Identification (UDI) compliance date policies, stating that the agency will not enforce a ...

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The American Hospital Association has expressed its support of the FDA, which has proposed a final rule for a unique device identification system, according to an AHA News Now report. A UDI is a ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is making progress on its efforts to determine whether it will require companies to use a unique device identification (UDI) system to track and trace ...

The Food and Drug Administration is in discussions with multiple stakeholders to create a universal unique medical device identifier to be stored in electronic health records and linked to patient ...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, joining with other members of the Advancing Patient Safety Coalition, has sent a letter to the FDA urging for the immediate ...

A Unique Device Identifier (UDI) is an individualized alphanumeric signature associated with a single medical device. Since 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has mandated the placement of ...

Channeling Johnny Nash and the 1972 classic song, “I Can See Clearly Now,” on July 7, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration issued its final guidance titled, “Unique Device Identification System: ...