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# 4 Ways to Improve FDA
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/4-ways-to-improve-fda/
- Published: 2016-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:44:32.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, Devices, #legacy-id-D5137242

Former CDRH senior executive **Jonathan Bernstein** describes in a Linkedin [post](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-would-i-improve-fda-jonathan-sackner-bernstein-md?ref=fdaweb.com) his four-step plan for improving FDA, and especially the Center where he worked. His recommendations are: 

- find the innovators within the agency, insulate them from bureaucracy, legitimize their work, and empower these teams;
- reorganize reviewer assignments to align their skills with the needs of innovators/innovations;
- Congress should complete its MDUFA commitment by fixing the processes necessary for new medical devices to be reimbursed; and
- for new programs, CDRH should use a “pick the winner” strategy for continued funding.