MITA Crafting Device Servicing Standards As FDA Touts Voluntary Approach

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) is working with device industry stakeholders on a nationwide voluntary standard for the servicing of medical devices, coming as FDA advocates a hands-off regulatory approach toward servicers, a MITA policy expert told Inside Health Policy . At the same time, MITA backs legislation pending in Congress that would beef up FDA's regulatory oversight of the device servicing sector. FDA concluded in a device servicing report last month that evidence is lacking to validate...