Next Steps For NEST: Planning Board Lays Out Launch Strategy For Evaluation System
Executive Summary
A public-private National Evaluation System for health Technology (NEST) is gathering momentum following a recent funding agreement in the draft Medical Device User Fee Act IV deal. A planning board tasked with developing a NEST coordinating center has outlined projects to get the system off the ground. Also: Listen to our podcast interview with Mark McClellan about the project.
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