Imaging Groups Contest CMS’ Consideration Of Adopting AAMI Standards On Hospital Equipment Maintenance
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Four medical imaging groups expressed concern in an Oct. 1 letter to CMS about the agency’s indication that “is considering adopting” the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation EQ56:2013 standard.
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