Medical Products of Human Origin, UDI and ICCBBA: Supply Chain’s Role

By AHRMM

Some Human Cellular Tissue Products (HCTP) are considered “devices” and will require their assigned Unique Device Identifiers (UDI) to be tracked within the patient’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) and shared across the healthcare spectrum. Supply chain should be having interdepartmental conversations to determine how they will handle these types of products and their UDIs.

Related Resources

Webcast
In part two of the FDA Unique Device Identification (UDI) Unit of Use (UOU) webcast series, we cover the FDA definition of the term, Unit of Use.
Supply Chain Strategies & Solutions Article
By: Curtis W. Miller
Supply Chain Strategies & Solutions Article
By: Mike Berger
Supply Chain Strategies & Solutions Article
From a supply chain perspective, the use of UDIs will help with the visibility of supplies throughout the continuum of care.
Supply Chain Strategies & Solutions Article
By: Richard Bagley