Efforts Accelerate To Add Unique Device IDs To Insurance Claims

Groups are mobilizing now to ensure that UDIs for high risk implantable devices are incorporated into claims, although it will likely be several years at least before that becomes a reality. The goal is to facilitate better data collection and more effective product recalls.

Health care and consumer groups are trying to take advantage of a window of opportunity to have unique device identifier information incorporated into health insurance claims as soon as possible to facilitate better data collection and more effective product recalls.

The Accredited Standards Committee X12, the organization that oversees the standards for what can be included in electronic insurance claims,...

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