ANNOUNCEMENT

MedCity CONVERGE July 9-10 in Philly gathers payers, providers, medtech, pharma, digital health, policymakers & more.

Topic: Washington D.C.

Panelists talk mobile health for pharmaceuticals in emerging markets and U.S.

Panelists talk mobile health for pharmaceuticals in emerging markets and U.S.

December 6, 2011 1:23 pm by | 0 Comments

At the mHealth Summit taking place in Washington, D.C. this week, a panel discussion on mobile health and pharmaceutical companies talked about how companies are using mHealth in developing nations, ... Read more
FDA’s Shuren says new 510(k) survey is informative, but limited in scope

FDA’s Shuren says new 510(k) survey is informative, but limited in scope

May 24, 2011 4:23 pm by | 0 Comments

A new survey critical of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 510(k) review process makes important suggestions for improvement, but is not representative of the industry as a whole.That was ... Read more
Accountable Care Organizations part of cost-cutting CMS proposal

Accountable Care Organizations part of cost-cutting CMS proposal

April 1, 2011 4:39 pm by | 0 Comments

The medical device industry approaches with caution as the first major payment reforms of the Affordable Care Act are released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.The Centers for ... Read more
Home genetic testing could get closer FDA scrutiny

Home genetic testing could get closer FDA scrutiny

March 9, 2011 10:52 am by | 0 Comments

At-home genetic testing may have too many false results for U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulators. Plus, with these tests, the FDA says, patients get results for serious medical issues ... Read more
US healthcare reform bill upheld in latest legal challenge

US healthcare reform bill upheld in latest legal challenge

February 23, 2011 4:17 pm by | 0 Comments

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., tosses a constitutional challenge to the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, moving the score to 3-2 in favor of the landmark healthcare reform ... Read more
FDA asks Congress for 33 percent budget increase

FDA asks Congress for 33 percent budget increase

February 15, 2011 12:02 pm by | 0 Comments

The federal watchdog agency is pitching Congress and President Barack Obama for $4.3 billion for fiscal 2012, about a third more than it got in 2010. The FDA's fiscal 2011 ... Read more
FDA tests Innovation Pathway proposal on bionic arm project

FDA tests Innovation Pathway proposal on bionic arm project

February 8, 2011 2:15 pm by | 0 Comments

The Food & Drug Administration, aiming to blaze trail on a so-called "Innovation Pathway" designed to speed innovative medical technology to market, tapped a military project to create a prosthetic ... Read more
Health insurance exchanges should be controlled by states, say GOP governors

Health insurance exchanges should be controlled by states, say GOP governors

February 8, 2011 1:45 pm by | 0 Comments

Twenty Republican governors send Dept. of Health & Human Services chief Kathleen Sebelius a letter asking for control over the health insurance exchanges mandated by the Patient Protection & Affordable ... Read more
Does Europe offer faster, better approach than FDA on medical devices?

Does Europe offer faster, better approach than FDA on medical devices?

January 28, 2011 1:45 am by | 0 Comments

Is Europe's approach to regulating new innovative medical devices better than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's? Industry leaders in the United States are touting a new report that says ... Read more
Stem cell research suit dismissed in federal appeals court

Stem cell research suit dismissed in federal appeals court

January 24, 2011 1:16 pm by | 0 Comments

A federal appeals court upheld a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit filed on behalf of all frozen human embryos in the U.S. that sought to halt federal funding of ... Read more
Government joins the drug development business (Morning Read)

Government joins the drug development business (Morning Read)

January 24, 2011 8:48 am by | 0 Comments

Among today's current medical news: President Obama's new plan to increase drug development, tighter regulations on external defibrillators; an obligatory healthcare reform update; the Super Angels phenomenon; healthcare jobs continue ... Read more
Electronic medical records system an increasing part of doctors’ plans, studies say

Electronic medical records system an increasing part of doctors’ plans, studies say

January 23, 2011 9:29 am by | 2 Comments

An increasing list of hospitals and doctors are planning to adopt an electronic medical records system, according to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center ... Read more
Hospital industry hurting from too much regulation, says AHA

Hospital industry hurting from too much regulation, says AHA

January 21, 2011 3:51 pm by | 0 Comments

The American Hospital Association says that overbearing regulation and an overly aggressive Dept. of Justice is hurting the hospital industry. ... Read more
Medical device tax repeal effort gathering steam (or at least huffing and puffing)

Medical device tax repeal effort gathering steam (or at least huffing and puffing)

January 21, 2011 12:31 pm by | 0 Comments

Fresh off his vote to repeal healthcare reform, Minnesota Congressman Erik Paulsen is circulating a "Dear Colleague" letter hoping to gather sponsors and resurrect his bill to repeal the medical ... Read more
510(k) changes get approval (pending implementation) from AdvaMed

510(k) changes get approval (pending implementation) from AdvaMed

January 20, 2011 9:23 pm by | 0 Comments

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 ... Read more