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Artificial intelligence has been in the spotlight recently, but it is not a new concept to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the medtech industry. AI advancements in the medtech industry are playing a major role in improving patients’ lives through innovative care, reduced healthcare costs, and improved patient outcomes.

AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, unveiled a timer on the organization’s website to track the number of days since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ended the coverage pathway for FDA-approved breakthrough medical devices.

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By Friday, March 1, the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to finalize its regulation for the ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilization of 20 billion, or half, of all medical devices in the United States each year. AdvaMed President and CEO Scott Whitaker released the following statement:

Artificial intelligence has been in the spotlight recently, but it is not a new concept to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the medtech industry. AI advancements in the medtech industry are playing a major role in improving patients’ lives through innovative care, reduced healthcare costs, and improved patient outcomes.

Outlining the facts and dispelling myths will inform policymaking to avoid overlap with current regulations and preserve the broad capacity of innovation to help patients.