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- Title
Fulfilling the Promise of Unique Device Identifiers.
- Authors
Dhruva, Sanket S.; Ross, Joseph S.; Schulz, Wade L.; Krumholz, Harlan M.
- Abstract
Medical devices are required to have unique identifiers, which have the potential to provide data to improve patient safety. The authors discuss why this potential is not being realized and suggest ways to overcome the barriers.
- Subjects
MEDICAL equipment; MEDICAL electronics; CENTERS for Medicare &; Medicaid Services (U.S.); PATIENT safety; INVENTORY control
- Publication
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2018, Vol 169, Issue 3, p183
- ISSN
0003-4819
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7326/M18-0526