July, 2014
- Mayo vs. Cleveland Clinic: Which Affiliate Network Reigns?
Good facts about these two powerhouse healthcare systems. Between them they practice in almost 50 hospitals and numerous clinics. Their influence expands far beyond just the numbers.
- Philips to Reopen Plant to Boost Ailing Healthcare Biz
- Don’t think lawyers increase the cost of Healthcare?
$19o Million Dollars is what John Hopkins just agreed to pay to settle a lawsuit for woman whose "faces were not visible in the images and it could not be established with certainty which patients were recorded or how many." No question the Doctor who did this was vile and his victims traumatized. However $190 million out of John Hopkins wallet says more about the system and lawyers than the real damage done - or about compensating women. Want healthcare costs to go down? Then do Tort reform. Do it now.
- Despite increasing rates Florida’s largest healthcare insurer says ACA is here to stay
- Investors put over a Billion in Health IT in Q1 – they think that’s where the sales will be
- Estimates of Medical Device Spending in the United States
"In view of the conventional wisdom about the role of medical technology in driving up costs, it is surprising that the cost of medical devices has risen little as a share of total national health expenditures. It is also striking that, unlike most other areas of medicine, the prices of medical devices have actually been growing more slowly than both the overall medical or consumer price index."
- Objectives drive buy or lease decisions
- 15 Most Expensive Cities for Primary Care
- Hospital CEO paid millions – in retirement
- NorthShore Highland Park Hospital – Evanston, Ill – $74.4M Expansion
- Sell into Healthcare IT? These are the CIOs to follow on Twitter
- 50 things to know about the country’s largest GPOs
- 10 Concerns and Trends Facing Hospitals Right Now
- Service – should it be outsourced or done in-house?
- The Future of Supply Chain: 7 Changes for More Efficient Management
- Impact of the Medical Device Tax
- Report: Medical Devices produce Healthcare Savings
- Nine Banner Health hospitals named Best
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix
Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix
Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa
Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert
Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa
Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center in Sun City West
Banner Boswell Medical Center in Sun City and
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale
In Colorado, McKee Medical Center recognized for a high-performing specialty. - GMI Ultrasound to Distribute Siemens Products in US
- HCA plans $137M in hospital projects in Tampa Bay
- Arizona’s ownership earthquake – major hospital ownership changes
Ascension Health partners with Tenet Healthcare Corp. and Dignity health by sharing ownership in the Carondelet Health Network in Arizona. AZ has seen big changes – with large IDNs buying other IDNs and Banner’s expansion.
- Skanray Technologies Buys X Ray Tube Maker CEI-Italy
- Large MedTech conferences is coming up – San Diego Sept 10th and 11th
- Dr. Carlos Nunez, Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, CAREFUSION
- Joni Foy, Ph.D, Office of Device Evaluation Deputy Director, FDA CENTER FOR DEVICES & RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH
- Hovik Gukasyan, PhD, Senior Principal Scientist, PFIZER
- Tom Judd, National Project Director, KAISER PERMANENTE CLINICAL TECHNOLOGY
- Paul Billings MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, LIFE TECHNOLOGIES/THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC
- Dr. Allison Komiyama, Director of Regulatory Affairs, NEOZENE
- Bruce Buckingham, Professor of Pediatrics & Endocrinology, STANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- Monesh Patel, Senior Director of Systems Development - Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management, MEDTRONIC
- The current thinking of CEOs in Healthcare
- Understanding GPOs – 72% of all sales goes through them
- Medical Technology Adds $23.6 Billion Annually to Economy
- Radiation Oncology 101
- Understanding China’s MedTech Business
- Ohio rural hospitals face financial woes
- Are Critical Care Access Hospitals and Rural Hospitals doomed?
