FDA Releases 2012 Goals for Device, Radiology Safety

The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health has published four priorities for 2012.

 

Those priorities, which are complemented by a range of strategies, include:

1. Fully implement a total product life cycle approach.
2. Enhance communication and transparency.
3. Strengthen the workforce and workplace.
4. Proactively facilitate innovation and address unmet public health needs.

To read the CDRH's goals and strategies in detail, click here.

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