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Vendors urge procurement reforms as they report slow VA adoption of new cardiac, imaging and prosthetics technology
Summary
Executives from Boston Scientific and Philips told the House Veterans' Affairs Committee that clinician-led contracting, transparent budgets and repeat product‑addition windows would speed VA adoption; witnesses said staffing shortages and a difficult prosthetics contract delay rollout of technologies already common in civilian hospitals.
Industry witnesses told the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs that VA procurement processes and local budget uncertainty slow the adoption of medical technologies that are widely used in civilian hospitals.
Boston Scientific's Will Gray said the MedSurg Prime Vendor (MSPV) program — a clinician-led national contract for many nonimplant products — is an example of a working model because it allows product additions twice a year and clinician input. He urged similar features for the Prosthetics and…
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