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FDA to end program that hid millions of reports on faulty medical devices.

May 29, 2019

Jewett C. Kaiser Health News. May 3, 2019.

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Transparency has been heralded as a cornerstone to improvement in health care. This news article reports on a government alternative summary reporting program that allowed medical device makers to conceal safety events and malfunction reports associated with medical devices. A new program that expands access to information about device-related failures will be put in place.

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