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Percent of Office of Communication and Education (OCE) intra- and inter-Office eConsults completed on time during the month

Dictionary: CDRH uses the internal expert consultation process to acquire information and analysis on issues related to medical devices. Intra- and inter-office consultations are completed for a variety of work products requiring expertise within and across CDRH offices, including premarket device submissions, post-approval studies, and compliance and enforcement actions. Inter-office eConsults are used to facilitate the exchange of scientific information and staff expertise across CDRH, critical to making well-supported regulatory decisions. eConsult is the system CDRH uses to manage and monitor expert consult requests.

Information is current as of December 31, 2012

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Number of OCE intra- and inter-Office eConsults completed on time during the month

Fiscal Year - 2013

Time	Target	Number
Oct 2012	N/A	45
Nov 2012	N/A	31
Dec 2012	N/A	51
Jan 2013	N/A	TBD
Feb 2013	N/A	TBD
Mar 2013	N/A	TBD
Apr 2013	N/A	TBD
May 2013	N/A	TBD
Jun 2013	N/A	TBD
Jul 2013	N/A	TBD
Aug 2013	N/A	TBD
Sep 2013	N/A	TBD

FY 2013 YTD: 127

Total number of OCE intra- and inter-Office eConsults completed during the month

Fiscal Year - 2013

Time	Target	Number
Oct 2012	N/A	45
Nov 2012	N/A	33
Dec 2012	N/A	51
Jan 2013	N/A	TBD
Feb 2013	N/A	TBD
Mar 2013	N/A	TBD
Apr 2013	N/A	TBD
May 2013	N/A	TBD
Jun 2013	N/A	TBD
Jul 2013	N/A	TBD
Aug 2013	N/A	TBD
Sep 2013	N/A	TBD

FY 2013 YTD: 129