Every week, MedCity News highlights the best of its MedCitizens: syndication partners and MedCity News readers who contribute to MedCityNews.com. This week: Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins says his company has to think bigger than just a device company, and CareFusion fails to show Medtronic sought a monopoly in two spinal procedures.
Health care reform, putting the patient first and identifying the best solutions will be among the issues discussed at the 2010 Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center Symposium "Achieving the Vision: Advancing High-Value Health Care."
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Every week, MedCity News highlights the best of its MedCitizens: syndication partners and MedCity News readers who contribute to MedCityNews.com. This week: Boston Scientific finishes buying catheter company Asthmatx, and InVivo Therapeutics goes public.
Every week, MedCity News highlights the best of its MedCitizens: syndication partners and MedCity News readers who contribute to MedCityNews.com. This week: Federal prosecutors take a pass on producing evidence that could clear Stryker Corp. in bone putty trial, and the case of the exploding defibrillator.
The third annual RealShare MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS conference is taking place on November 10th and 11th in Scottsdale, Arizona. This is the leading national event for investors, owners, developers, lenders, users and anyone else who works in or with the medical real estate community.
Every week, MedCity News highlights the best of its MedCitizens: syndication partners and MedCity News readers who contribute to MedCityNews.com. This week: Biotronik tells us why it withdrew a report on its case of the "exploding" defibrillator, and former Boston Scientific Chief Medical Officer Charles Carignan leads a new company to a $33 million investment.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Every week, MedCity News highlights the best of its MedCitizens: syndication partners and MedCity News readers who contribute to MedCityNews.com. This week: McDonald's health plan collides with healthcare reform and the Massachusetts gift ban hurts medical device, drug companies.
Dr. Raymond Onders will share a venture capital success story this week during his talk, "Helping Patients Breathe: From Superman to Synapse Biomedical -- How orphan diseases can lead to worldwide sales from Northeastern Ohio."
Every week, MedCity News highlights the best of its MedCitizens: syndication partners and MedCity News readers who contribute to MedCityNews.com. This week: Finding "magical" ways to convince people that healthcare rationing isn't so bad, and could certified registered nurse anesthetists be an answer to rising costs?
Every week, MedCity News highlights the best of its MedCitizens: syndication partners and MedCity News readers who contribute to MedCityNews.com. This week: Are certified registered nurse anesthetists out to replace MDs? and FDA approvals slow despite millions in 'user fees.'
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
Every week, MedCity News highlights the best of its MedCitizens: syndication partners and MedCity News readers who contribute to MedCityNews.com. This week: HIV/AIDS treatments progress, and everybody's waiting in hospitals -- even doctors.
Every week, MedCity News highlights the best of its MedCitizens: syndication partners and MedCity News readers who contribute to MedCityNews.com. This week, the tip of the hat goes to Dr. Jeffrey Parks, aka Buckeye Surgeon, who wrote about the rise of certified registered nurse anesthetists as a partial solution for rising healthcare costs.
This fall, BioOhio will hold its Annual Conference in three regions on three different dates. “Innovation Road Show” will visit northeast Ohio on September 28, central Ohio on October 28, and southwest Ohio on November 17. At all three sites, the emphasis will be on biomedical innovation — defining it, discussing it, debating it, and understanding how essential it is from R&D through commercialization to market. Ample networking time will be available for Ohio’s bioscience innovators to share ideas and initiate collaborations.
Every week, MedCity News highlights the best of its MedCitizens: syndication partners and MedCity News readers who contribute to MedCityNews.com. This week, Dr. Jeffrey Parks shows us that there's no such thing as a routine surgery.
The Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation will host “Transform2010:Thinking Differently about Health Care,” the third annual collaborative symposium aimed at changing the way health care is experienced and delivered, on Sept. 12-14 in Rochester, Minn. Transform2010 will feature 35 internationally recognized speakers who are transforming health care by applying innovation, design thinking, and other bold creative approaches. Their talks will cover themes including Health for All, Emerging Communities, Making Good Decisions, Designing Health, New World-New Technologies, and Designing Transformative Business for Health.