September, 2014
- When A Hospital Closes
- Are micro clinics the future of healthcare delivery?
- Revolutionary Advances in Life Sciences amid Industry Disruption and Uncertainty
- Has Obamacare Failed?
- Local physician indicted in alleged kickback scheme
- $1.43 of every $100 in America goes toward hospital administration
This makes the United States different from most other countries. In 11 countries that this Health Affairs article looked at, hospitals usually put about 12 percent of their budget toward administrative activities. But in the United States, hospitals spend a full quarter of their funds on filing the necessary paperwork to make sure that surgeries happen and patients get scheduled
- When the Biomedical Industry Can’t Prioritize Diseases, Private Money Can Save Lives
- 7 skills needed to be competitive in the health IT job market
- Thousands fewer companies than expected pay medical device tax
- As a proton therapy center closes, some see it as a sign
Clinical efficacy is a critical component for medical device manufacturers to consider. It is no longer enough just to innovate or have a new shinny widget to boost sales. Insures, payers and care providers are increasingly looking to the medical results for the equipment they allow. This is a good trend - one that will have serious results if you are not prepared. Case studies, ROI and peer reviewed data on your devices are going to be required if your products will be accepted and purchased going forward.
- Here Are Some Medtech Firms Redefining Value In New Health Economy
- Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare Plans Top-Ranked
- A day in the life of a Radiologist
- Healthcare Continues to Grow with Outsourcing, IT especially
- 11 recent data breaches
- V.A. Official Acknowledges Link Between Delays and Patient Deaths
- FDA’s Move to Regulate LDTs Could Reshape the Industry
- Thoughts on Not Betting the Farm When it Comes to Urgent Care Mania
- 25 years of health IT: 30 findings on changing perspectives
- The medical device tax: An abject failure
