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Groups push for final rule on medical device identifiers
By Jaimy Lee | July 15, 2013
Healthcare industry groups are pressing regulators to issue the delayed final rule requiring manufacturers to mark medical devices with unique identifiers to improve patient safety and help healthcare providers during product recalls.
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Can BYOD, smartphones move clinical trials forward?
By CIO.com | July 12, 2013
The majority of today's clinical trials use paper surveys or single-purpose handheld devices to gather patient data. Web forms improve this process, but the smartphone could be a leap forward for the 'BYOD clinical trial'—if a notably risk-averse industry is willing to embrace the change.
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Toddler who received lab-made windpipe dies
By Carla K. Johnson / Associated Press | July 10, 2013
A 2-year-old girl who was implanted with a windpipe grown from her own stem cells has died, three months after she became the youngest person to receive the experimental treatment.
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BD taps Reidy for CFO post
By Rachel Landen | July 08, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Becton, Dickinson and Co., a medical technology company based in Franklin Lakes, N.J., has appointed Christopher Reidy CFO and executive VP of administration.
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Repositioning reprocessing | Hospitals see big potential for savings, but safety remains an issue for some
By Jaimy Lee | July 06, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Reprocessing single-use medical devices is not new. The practice has been around for decades, but the market has reported significant growth as more hospitals seek to save money and reduce waste.
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Late News: Test limits meet resistance | CMS seeks to restrict new PET scans for Alzheimer's
By Jaimy Lee | July 06, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Eli Lilly and Co. and the Alzheimer's Association say that the CMS' proposal to limit coverage of a pricey new test used to identify brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease would hinder diagnosis.
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Medicare offers limited coverage of Alzheimer's test
By Jaimy Lee | July 03, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The CMS said it will not provide widespread coverage of a pricey new test that is used to identify brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease, but it will cover one scan per patient in limited instances.
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One man's quest to make medical technology affordable to all
By NPR | July 03, 2013
David Green is a man on a mission to drive down the cost of medical devices and health services. His tactic: Use market forces and slightly tweaked business strategies to make healthcare accessible to even the poorest people. And he's had some amazing success.
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Healthsense acquires WellAware Systems
By Rachel Landen | July 03, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Mendota Heights, Minn.-based Healthsense has added increased monitoring capabilities to technologies it offers to long-term care and other senior-services providers with the acquisition on July 1 of WellAware Systems in Glen Allen, Va.
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Sales reps' presence tied to heart stent use: study
By Reuters | July 03, 2013
Having sales representatives from medical-device companies at hospitals may influence which products doctors use and ultimately drive up costs, according to a new study from Canada.
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