June 4, 2019

Today, NESTcc announced 12 new Real-World Evidence (RWE) Test-Cases.  These projects will answer questions of importance to the medical device ecosystem through collaborations between NESTcc Network Collaborators and submitting organizations, including health systems, government organizations, non-profit patient organizations, and medical device manufacturers.  NESTcc’s Test-Case portfolio now includes 20 projects that span the Total Project Life Cycle (TPLC); leverage multiple data sources including device registries, electronic health records (EHR), claims, and patient-generated health data (PGD); and include technologies of interest across 9 disease areas and along the 510(k) and premarket approval regulatory pathways.  Included in these new projects are the first Test-Cases to utilize patient-generated health data (PGD), the first active surveillance project, and the project in response to a question submitted from a patient advocacy organization.

Read the full Press Release, including a full overview of NESTcc’s projects and collaborating organizations, here.