A new UDI-DI system that uses the Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) and other public data sources to create a standard master data set has brought dramatic improvements at Boston Medical Center (BMC).
Continue reading...The Society for Vascular Surgery® Vascular Quality Initiative® partners with Symmetric Health Solutions to elevate the consistency and integrity of medical device data utilized by vascular health professionals.
Continue reading...Variance between medical device regulations in different jurisdictions complicates creation of a global unique device identification (UDI) system, causing compliance barriers for manufacturers and adoption barriers for device users.
Continue reading...Rich Kucera, Symmetric CEO, discusses challenges facing the healthcare supply chain, now and before COVID-19, on the HIMSS Accelerate Health podcast with Rob Havasy.
Continue reading...Symmetric issued a public comment on Modernizing FDA's Data Strategy ahead of its June 30 meeting, with responses on strengthening UDI and open data standards throughout the product lifecycle.
Continue reading..."As data becomes more available, analysis tools [like Symmetric] are picking up on the utility of the data to refine searches and group devices in a more consistent way."
Continue reading...The Supply Chain Advancement Network has published the details of Symmetric's first place presentation at its annual Design Competition. Titled "Mapping the Healthcare Supply Chain," the presentation details how Symmetric helps hospitals access high quality product data by connecting over 70 public data sources while providing visibility into and feedback on the underlying data sources.
Continue reading...Symmetric Health Solutions was awarded first place in the 2019 design competition held by the Supply Chain Advancement Network in Health (SCAN Health) in partnership with the Healthcare Transformation Group and sponsored by Intalere on Tuesday, October 22nd 2019.
Continue reading...We are thrilled to announce the semi-finalists in the SCAN Health Design Competition 2019!
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