FDA, Device Industry Agree To Craft Staff Retention Plan If Agency Can Hike Pay

FDA and the medical device industry have agreed that if Congress enacts legislation in fiscal year 2017 allowing the device center to increase pay for scientists and other professional positions, as proposed in the House-passed 21st Century Cures bill, they will craft a plan aimed at retaining key personnel currently funded in part by user fees, according to minutes of recent meetings. The minutes also reveal the parties agreed FDA should publish patient-reported outcomes validation guidance, increase the use of...