Boston Scientific Corp., Natick, Mass., said it reached a $275 million, all-cash deal to acquire C.R. Bard's electrophysiology business, based in Lowell, Mass. FULL STORY »
A noted physician informatics specialist is predicting the FDA soon will begin regulating health information technology for the first time. FULL STORY »
CMS officials are reassuring physicians that the burdens of reporting their connections to drug and devicemakers under the Physician Payment Sunshine Act would fall almost entirely on industry. FULL STORY »
Researchers have long argued that a spinal treatment sold by Medtronic was no better than an older one and possibly more risky. Now they have the proof. FULL STORY »
With so many hospital computers and pieces of medical equipment plugged into the Internet, the healthcare system is increasingly vulnerable to intruders or malware that could crash critical components or steal information. FULL STORY »
Going into the New Year, there was nothing but optimism that healthcare companies would continue the buying spree that colored 2012. But mergers and acquisitions in 2013 opened with a whimper. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare staff | May 14, 2013
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Medical-device maker C.R. Bard Inc. agreed to pay $48.3 million to resolve allegations that the company illegally rewarded physicians and other customers for using its radiation seeds in the treatment of prostate cancer. FULL STORY »
It's likely to be another seven weeks before the Food and Drug Administration finalizes long-awaited regulations that will require manufacturers to mark medical devices with unique identifiers that are expected to help track products during recalls, save money and improve patient safety. FULL STORY »
Zimmer Holdings often touts its total knee-replacement systems as the most widely used and dependable devices for patients with osteoarthritis, but more than 1,000 people are disputing that. FULL STORY »
Dartmouth College's Geisel School of Medicine named Dr. Elliott Fisher to succeed Dr. James Weinstein as director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, effective immediately. FULL STORY »
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