Don’t Erode Medical Device Trust with Right to Repair
Right to repair would undermine the FDA’s regulations and introduce unnecessary risk into the healthcare industry, threatening the high-quality care that doctors provide patients.
State, Federal Policy Should Exempt Medical Devices from ‘Right-to-Repair’ Movement
While there are many consumer technology and electronic products for which the right to repair ideology may not have much of a safety risk, or perhaps even be beneficial, life-saving medical devices should not be among them. T
Changes in Nurse Staffing Answer Clinician Demands
The ongoing nursing shortage facilitates high turnover rates since nurses know they won’t have difficulties finding new jobs. In order to retain and attract staff, it’s in a facility’s best interest to understand what nurses want.
Biden got it right on the Right-to-repair conversation by excluding medical devices
President Biden and his administration were right to exclude medical devices from the executive order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.
Why the right-to-repair conversation needs to extend further
President Joe Biden's July executive order supported the repair and reuse of many different products but excluded that for healthcare products. It is disappointing that the President’s order ignores established healthcare re-use practices that pose no elevated patient risk and follow manufacturer standards.