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NESTcc Announces Call for Concepts for Second Round of Test-Cases and Opportunity to Submit Targeted Concepts for Patient-Generated Health Data

July 16, 2018/in News

The National Evaluation System for health Technology Coordinating Center (NESTcc) is soliciting input from medical device manufacturers on the development and testing of its Data Network through two new funding opportunities: a call for its second round of test-case concepts and an opportunity to submit targeted concepts that leverage patient-generated health data. Test-cases are being […]

MDIC CEO Pamela Goldberg Discusses NESTcc in Interview

July 3, 2018/in News

The Medical Device Innovation Consortium’s (MDIC’s) newly appointed President and CEO Pamela Goldberg sat down with Medtech Insight in May, describing the importance of Real-World Evidence (RWE) and what it means for medical device stakeholders. Ms. Goldberg pointed specifically to NESTcc’s test-case initiative, the first round of which are expected to launch in the coming […]

NESTcc Establishes Data Quality and Methods Subcommittees to Support Real-World Evidence Studies

June 6, 2018/in News

“Our Data Quality and Methods Subcommittees are comprised of national leaders in the areas of data quality and methods standards. Establishing these subcommittees is an essential step in ensuring confidence in the quality of medical device real-world data and real-world evidence generated by partnerships with NESTcc,” – Rachael L. Fleurence, PhD, Executive Director of NESTcc. […]

NESTcc Executive Director Rachael Fleurence, PhD featured in NIH Collaboratory Grand Rounds Podcast

May 31, 2018/in News

Executive Director Rachael Fleurence, PhD joins host Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS to discuss NESTcc’s evolution, mission, and current projects on the latest NIH Collaboratory Grand Rounds podcast, expanding on Dr. Fleurence’s May 11 NIH Collaboratory Grand Rounds presentation, “Launching the NESTcc Data Network to Improve the use of Real-World Evidence in the Medical Device Ecosystem.” […]

NESTcc Seeks Communications Manager to Join its Growing Team

May 24, 2018/in News

The Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) is seeking a Communications Manager to support the establishment, implementation, and management of NESTcc’s communications strategy. This position will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day communications activities, including developing social media and website content, tracking and reporting analytics for social media and nestcc.org, developing presentation slides, creating and maintaining NESTcc […]