Medicare endorses unique identifiers for medical devices

Medicare endorses the use of unique device identifiers (UDI) in billing and claims records for medical devices. The endorsement was made in an effort to improve the identification of device malfunctions and the recall process.

To read the Wall Street Journal article click here.

To learn more about Unique Device Identification (UDI) and HIBCC as an FDA-accredited UDI issuing agency??click here.