Search Results: "advamed"
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AdvaMed’s CEO dismissed The Bleeding Edge documentary as “entertainment.” He is wrong.
The CEO of the largest medical device industry association believes The Bleeding Edge documentary to be “entertainment” and not fact-based. What it represents, rather, is an inconvenient truth.
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At AdvaMed’s annual conference, CMS official to industry: Tell us the truth
At the annual MedTech conference hosted by industry association and lobby group AdvaMed, a top CMS official made a striking comment about how device makers often inflate the effectiveness of the data in their quest to win coverage.
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Digital health and medical device trends (your Health 2.0, AdvaMed previews) on MedHeads
Brace yourselves: Matt Holt joins the panel.
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With potential medical device tax repeal on horizon, Advamed pushes out targeted ad campaign
As shutdown wears on, Advamed continues its push to end the medical device excise tax […]
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MedCity Influencers, Sponsored Post
AdvaMed 2012 to provide forum for discussion, education, networking
This post is sponsored by AdvaMed 2012. AdvaMed 2012 is the premier MedTech Conference, a […]
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MedCity Influencers, Sponsored Post
AdvaMed 2012 call for company presentations now open
This post is sponsored by AdvaMed 2012. The premier medical device and diagnostic technology event […]
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Devices & Diagnostics, MedCity Influencers
AdvaMed: Medical device prices and spending stagnant over 20 years
As Congress considers cuts in healthcare spending and the FDA prepares to reauthorize users fees […]
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Devices & Diagnostics, MedCity Influencers, Policy
New AdvaMed executive is Capitol Hill veteran
J.C. Scott will have some big shoes to fill when he steps in as executive vice president and director of government affairs for the Advanced Medical Technology Assn., considering the last man to hold the job wound up as the top policy man for the Republican-controlled Congress. Scott, whom AdvaMed hired away from the American Council of Life Insurers, is a Capitol Hill veteran, having cut his teeth on the Hill as deputy director for policy at the House Republican Conference and in a number of capacities for Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-Ohio) before spending seven years at ACLI.
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Devices & Diagnostics, MedCity Influencers, Policy
510(k) changes get approval (pending implementation) from AdvaMed
New 510(k) changes should help the approval of new innovative medical devices, according to the Advanced Medical Technology Association. What will be critical is how well and how quickly these changes are implemented.
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MedCity Influencers, Devices & Diagnostics, Legal
Top 5 Compliance Issues for Medtech Firms Transitioning To Data-enabled Solutions
Medtech companies should be particularly mindful of the following legal and regulatory compliance issues. This is especially true for companies transitioning to data-based services.
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StartUPDATES: New Developments from Healthcare Startups
Check out new developments from Opala, Wheel, GoodRx, Fathom, Tivic Health, and more.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Legal, Payers
CMS wants to repeal breakthrough device coverage rule, dashing med device industry hopes
After pushing back the start date twice, CMS now wants to scrap the Trump-era rule, which provides an expedited pathway to Medicare coverage for devices that receive the FDA breakthrough designation.
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To maximize patient access to care, policies should be modernized to enable the broader digital health landscape
Only with proper coverage and access to the modern technologies that made their mark during Covid-19 can we truly democratize healthcare and make the promise of digital health available to all.
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Trump nominates MD Anderson oncologist as next FDA chief
HHS announced that it had nominated Dr. Stephen Hahn as the next FDA commissioner. Acting Commissioner Ned Sharpless will return to the National Cancer Institute, while HHS official Brett Giroir will temporarily step in pending Hahn’s confirmation.