China targets medical device misuse

Regulators in China are expanding a regulatory crackdown to the medical device sector, starting with a three-month look at how higher-end medical consumables and equipment are used in Beijing, Reed Smith attorneys explain on the website Lexology.com. The Chinese government's goal, they note, is to combat hospitals' medical device misuse and overuse in order to boost profits. China has been employing similar scrutiny with the pharmaceutical sector. Item