QR codes on medical devices are about to mean something. ORCHA is powering what happens next.
A new EU-funded project just launched to fix one of healthcare's quieter inefficiencies: medical device labelling. The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) funded research project MedTechLabel brings together 20 consortium partners across 11 countries with a single goal: create a unified digital labelling framework for Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostics (IVDs) that works across borders, regulators, and care settings.
Scan a QR code on a medical device. Land on a verified digital record. Get accurate, standardised information instantly.
ORCHA is proud to announce our role within the consortium, providing the digital library where verified devices are listed and publicly accessible. Built on Atlas - ORCHA's SaaS platform for digital health assurance infrastructure - this marks the first time Atlas has been extended to support medical device listings.
It's a natural progression: the same scalable architecture that health systems already trust for digital health tools, applied to a new and growing need.
For health systems and governmental authorities, this project will drive real change. Inconsistent device labelling creates procurement delays, compliance risk, and gaps in patient safety information. MedTechLabel - and the infrastructure behind it – seeks to directly address that.
ORCHA works at this level because Atlas is built for it. Scalable, governed, and already operating across multiple health systems globally.
“Europe has needed a unified approach to medical device labelling for a long time. We’re proud that Atlas is helping power it—and excited about the impact it will have for health systems, clinicians and patients.”
— Liz Ashall-Payne, Founder, ORCHA
Learn more about how Atlas works to streamline assurance processes at scale, or contact us to learn more about how ORCHA can support health system infrastructure.