The recent Webinar Wednesday session “Medical Right to Repair and Anticompetitive Behavior” presented by Kevin O’Reilly, Right to Repair campaign director at the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), was eligible for 1 credit from the ACI. A recording of the webinar is available for on-demand viewing at WebinarWednesday.live.
O’Reilly educated attendees on the latest developments in the campaign for medical Right to Repair, how they can support the cause and what they can do when they suspect anticompetitive behavior from an OEM. He has worked with hundreds of biomeds, hospitals, ISOs and professional societies from across the country to push for medical Right to Repair legislation at the state and federal level. His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Politico and more, including monthly articles in TechNation magazine.
The webinar was popular with 221 registered for the session and 125 tuning in for the live presentation.
A question-and-answer session provided O’Reilly the opportunity to share additional information with attendees. One question was, “How do you determine whether or not OEM behavior is anti-competitive?” Another question asked about the role of independent service organizations and where they factor into proposed legislation. O’Reilly said the FTC violations listed on the complaint form are violations of existing laws when answering another question. The complete Q&A is available as part of the recorded, on-demand webinar available at WebinarWednesday.live. It is free to view any of the recorded webinars.
Attendees provided feedback via a post-webinar survey that included the question, “Why did you attend today’s webinar?”
“Interested in hearing about the right to repair issue, and what progress is being made,” said Daniel Motherway, CBET III, St. Clare Hospital.
“Since part of my job is repair, this is a topic that I like to keep up on,” shared Brian Folmer, CBET, Penn Highlands HealthCare.
“I’m concerned about equipment maintenance costs continuing upward because of poor vendor documentation. This has been going on for years and needs to be fixed. I can buy generic parts for my car, why not for medical devices?” said Frank Nickells, BMET, ProjectCURE volunteer.
“To get a feel/update on how our Right to Repair is shaping up,” Eastern Plumas Health Care Biomed Dana Tomczak said.
“Right to repair should be top of mind for all in our industry,” said Sandy Mason, Senior Site Manager, Sentara Princess Anne.
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