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FDA's Medical Device Tracking Plan Remains Stalled at OMB
FDA's proposal to track medical devices with unique device identifiers has been stalled at the Office of Management and Budget since last summer. Patient advocates say that delaying implementation of UDIs could pose patient safety risks. OMB officials have not given a reason for the delay but say it is not uncommon for the agency to extend reviews of certain regulations. Politico.
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CSC Offers Lessons From Meaningful Use Stage 1, Predictions for Stage 2
A Computer Sciences Corporation report looks at lessons learned from Stage 1 of the meaningful use program. The report predicts that Stage 2 criteria will be more stringent, with Stage 1 menu options becoming requirements under Stage 2. Health Data Management, CSC report.
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NIH Launches Website To Boost Knowledge About Clinical Trials
NIH has created a new website designed to encourage more people to participate in clinical trials by providing resources for locating such trials. The site also contains educational materials to help physicians talk to patients about clinical trials. Modern Healthcare et al.
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Report: CIOs Concerned With Data Entry, Costs Associated With Tablets
A new report by BizTechReports finds that many hospital and clinic CIOs consider tablet computers to be difficult to integrate with existing health IT systems. The report offers recommendations to make tablets more useful in clinical environments. InformationWeek, NextGov.
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Study Sees Benefits in Creating Database for Emergency Surgery
A study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that an emergency general surgery registry could improve patient outcomes and advance research in the same way that the National Trauma Data Bank improved trauma care. FierceHealthIT, ACS release.
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