In an "early alert," the Office of Inspector General for Health and Human Services (HHS OIG) has asked CMS to work to add device identifier information to health insurance claim forms. The urging came ...

Lack of medical device-specific information in patient claims forms impedes the government’s ability to track Medicare costs related to the replacement of defective or recalled devices, according to a ...

Every medical device has its own unique code, allowing manufacturers to keep track of their products once they enter the market. But while these codes are critical for recalling faulty devices or ...

Intermountain Healthcare is one of very few healthcare organizations able to easily let providers know which patients have a particular implantable device. A supply chain software program feeds data ...

In an effort to bring clarity to the jargon-laden topic of unique device identification, the FDA released a straightforward, question-and-answer style guidance yesterday that tackles how to understand ...

The Food and Drug Administration, along with the National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine, has unveiled a new site that will allow the public to search for data on certain medical ...