Manufacturers Will Be Required To Add UDIs To Labels – But Will Hospitals Use Them?
This article was originally published in The Silver Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA’s upcoming UDI system could hit a roadblock if health care providers fail to invest in technology used to read identifiers. “At the end of the day, if hospitals can’t scan these devices, then it’s game over for UDI,” says Steven Niedelman of the law firm King & Spalding. However, the American Hospital Association is optimistic that hospitals will fall in line.