Exploring unique device identifier implementation and use for real-world evidence: a mixed-methods study with NESTcc health system network collaborators
Dhruva S, Ridgeway J, Ross J, Drozda J, Wilson N. Exploring unique device identifier implementation and use for real-world evidence: a mixed-methods study with NESTcc health system network collaborators. BMJ Surgery Interventions & Health Technologies 2023, 5: e000167. PMID: 36704544, PMCID: PMC9872505, DOI: 10.1136/bmjsit-2022-000167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth systemReal-world evidence generationDevice identificationPrior conceptual modelInformation technologyHealth system characteristicsWorkflow changesNetworkReal-world evidenceImplementationResearch NetworkClinical benefitSupply chainMedical devicesSystem characteristicsTechnologyRWE studiesEffectiveness studiesCurrent stateConceptual modelBrief surveyMixed-method studySustainment (EPIS) frameworkInterview topicsMedical device safetyAdding device identifiers to claims forms—a key step to advance medical device safety
Kadakia K, Dhruva S, Ross J, Krumholz H. Adding device identifiers to claims forms—a key step to advance medical device safety. The BMJ 2023, 380: p82. PMID: 36631149, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.p82.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters