Here’s something else to worry about: your medical device may be a target of a cyberthreat. That’s what the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is saying, at least. In a new report (PDF), the government accounting agency recommended that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) start focusing on medical device manufacturers’ identification of potential unintentional and [...]
GAO Concerned About Medical Device Approval Process
April 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has raised concerns about the approval process that high-risk medical devices undergo — or rather, don’t undergo — by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The federal watchdog group says the agency recently took steps to see if certain high-risk medical devices, such as artificial hips and external defibrillators, [...]
