title: Challenges in evaluating and standardizing medical devices in health care facilities.
abstract: Advances in medical technologies have led to improved diagnoses and treatments, but medical devices do not always undergo the rigorous review process that is applied to drugs. To control costs, some health care facilities are becoming more selective in how they evaluate new devices.
authors: Ms. Ventola is a Consultant Medical Writer living in New Jersey.
authors: C Lee
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authors: Ventola