| Subject: | FDA Announces New Initiative to Monitor Use Of Medical Products |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Mon, 2 Jun 2008 - 11:00 am |
| The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a new initiative called the Sentinel System, a national, integrated electronic system for monitoring medical product safety.The Sentinel System will enable the FDA to query multiple, existing data sources, such as electronic health record systems and medical claims databases, for information about medical products. The system will enable the FDA to query data sources at remote locations, consistent with strong privacy and security safeguards.... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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