MITA Seeks Third-Party Servicer Buy-In For Quality Standards Pending FDA Report
Executive Summary
The Medical Imaging Technology Alliance has pulled together a consensus body of original equipment manufacturers, third-party servicers and others to create voluntary quality management system standards for servicing advanced imaging and other medtech equipment, while stakeholders look ahead to an FDA third-party servicing report due in May.
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