A group of health care organizations have written a letter to Jeff Zients, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), asking for the release of FDA s proposed rule on Unique Device Identifiers (UDIs). According to FDA, Section 226 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA) directs FDA to issue regulations establishing a UDI system for medical devices. This system is intended to improve the identification of devices throughout distribution and use.
The associations that submitted the letter are:
• Association of Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM) - www.ahrmm.org
• Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) - www.supplychainassociation.org
GHX Opens Nominations for 2020 GHXcellence Awards for Organizations and Individuals That Most Impactfully Supported Patients and Communities
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Awards Reinvented to Honor Critical Healthcare Values Exhibited by Providers and Suppliers, Including Collaboration, Innovation, Customer Service, Community Impact
“COVID-19 has completely transformed healthcare and magnified the importance of greater collaboration, innovation and civic engagement. We have reinvented the GHXcellence Awards to annually recognize the importance of these values – not only during the past year, but for years to come.” LOUISVILLE, Colo. (PRWEB) January 12, 2021
Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) today announced it has opened nominations for the 2020 GHXcellence Awards. GHX has reinvented the GHXcellence Award program to better recognize provider and supplier organizations and individuals that have gone above and beyond to suppor
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