The Power of UDI for Safer, Smarter Healthcare
As Ed Hisscock of Trinity Health pointed out so poignantly at the recent AHRMM UDI Forum, his supermarket sends him texts when a product he bought has been recalled, but…
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Two Main UDI Compliance Problems and Why They Matter
What is UDI anyway? In 2013 the FDA created the Unique Device Identification system for identifying medical devices sold in the U.S. This standard encoding system enables track & trace from…
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Both Patients and Hospitals Are Put at Risk with Poor Recall Management
In response to a formal request on December 13, 2023 from Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Richard Blumenthal, D.-Conn, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is launching a probe into the…
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Four Takeaways about the Potential for AI in the Healthcare Supply Chain
There are legitimate concerns about the future of AI in our lives, and the debate rages on about how scared or excited we should be. But regardless of how we…
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How Technology Bridges Clinical and Supply Chain Areas in Hospitals
Typically, hospitals have been quite good at adopting technologies that help them provide better patient care, such as cutting-edge surgical equipment and patient check-in, appointment scheduling, and telehealth systems, to…
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The Human Side of Automated Inventory Management Technology
A recent article in Becker’s Hospital Review offers opinions from 51 hospital execs around the country about how technology and automation can solve some of their most pressing issues. The…
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