New York hospitals’ IT and health information exchange infrastructures were tested in a big way when Sandy ripped through the state this week.
In his first public appearance as the CEO of Stryker, Kevin Lobo underscored the importance of health economists, diversified innovation teams and global growth in the orthopedics company’s innovation strategy.
In its annual list of the top 10 medical innovations that will change medicine in the next year, the Cleveland Clinic placed bariatric surgery for the control of diabetes at the top.
When Investment Rhymes with Canada
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
Alarm fatigue: what is it, why is it a problem and what are companies doing about it? Philips Healthcare‘s chief medical informatics officer sheds some light.
Casts and splints haven’t changed much since they were first used to treat fractures — until Minnesota startup Exos Medical came along.
Tweets we liked this week:
Nearly every mention of ortho innovation at Cleveland Clinic mtg accompanied by cost discussion in same breath #NewWorldOrder#MIS2012
— Lisa Suennen (@VentureValkyrie) October 30, 2012
Great post! MT @venturebeat: Why EU #startups are an incredible opportunity for US #VC investors venturebeat.com/2012/10/30/why… via @venturelectures
— Christian Tidona (@ChristianTidona) October 31, 2012
New study shows #insulin pumps and CGMs can be damaged by TSA body scanners – yipes! ow.ly/eNSJf #diabetes
— DiabetesMine (@DiabetesMine) October 26, 2012
Inside look at medical volunteering during #Sandy by @healthcarewen ow.ly/eVtsx via @practicalwisdom #hcsm
— Einstein Coll of Med (@EinsteinMed) October 31, 2012
We didn’t write these, but you should read them anyway.
Where’s the ROI in healthcare big data? (Information Week Healthcare)
A four-time Pulitzer Prize finalist did two years of research on Medicare coding-based fraud, and this is what he found (SearchHealthIT)
11 percent of hospitals claim to be part of an ACO, with California, New York, Texas and Florida leading the way (infographic – Greenway Medical)
Regardless of the outcome of the election, there’s still more healthcare legislation coming (Forbes)
Uncertainty created by healthcare reform is making some entrepreneurs sweat (Wall Street Journal)
