Task Force Advocates Making Registries Better Than Sum Of Their Parts
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The FDA-endorsed Medical Device Registry Task Force maps out a path toward "coordinated registry networks," starting with pilot projects and 11 prioritized device categories.
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