US Electronic Health Record Standards Add UDI For Implantable Devices
This article was originally published in SRA
Executive Summary
New certification requirements for a US federal program that provides a financial incentive to healthcare facilities that use electronic health records (EHRs) require that the EHR software used by participating facilities incorporates unique device identifiers (UDIs) for implantable devices.
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