The Food and Drug Administration has released guidance to manufacturers for submissions to its Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID). It deals with how to set up accounts and begin ...

Every medical device has its own unique code, allowing manufacturers to keep track of their products once they enter the market. But while these codes are critical for recalling faulty devices or ...

In an "early alert," the Office of Inspector General for Health and Human Services (HHS OIG) has asked CMS to work to add device identifier information to health insurance claim forms. The urging came ...

With some notable exceptions, most public comments received by FDA on its proposal to require unique device identifiers (UDI) support both the essential thrust and the details of the proposal.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, took the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service to task on Tuesday for waffling on the policy to add unique device identifier information to Medicare claims ...

The manufacturer of a device sets a unique ID for it. This ID is a string that your Operating System uses to match the device to its package. So, if a device package declares that it can work with ...