FDA Device Reviews Need Stronger Patient Safety Criteria - IoM Report
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health should place greater emphasis on patient safety in actual use and real-life settings when approving medical devices, the Institute of Medicine concludes in a report on medical errors, "To Err is Human," released Nov. 30.
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