Tag Archives: healthcare reform
Med-tech innovation is dead, long live med-tech innovation
October 15, 2012 – 2:23 PM
We have been hearing a lot about the death of innovation in the field of medical technology for the past few years, a victim; it would appear, of a sluggish worldwide economy and more stringent regulation and reimbursement policies. However,…
Unhappiness of physicians is reflected in some startling numbers in career-recommendation survey
March 19, 2012 – 1:33 PM
As I read through one particular healthcare-related news item recently, the lyrics to the old “If you’re happy and you know it” song just plain took over my subconscious thinking.
Is the U.S. no longer the dominant player in med-tech?
March 16, 2012 – 5:27 PM
In the March 15 issue of Medical Device Daily, there were two stories that discussed the medical technology industry in the U.S., and neither of them cast a particularly flattering light on the current state of affairs. In fact, it…
Administration’s proposed cuts in U.S. spending on prevention/wellness programs are beyond puzzling
March 5, 2012 – 5:12 PM
By JIM STOMMEN Medical Device Daily Contributing Writer The recent decision by the Obama administration to propose big-time funding cuts for medical prevention and wellness programs is, like many of the decisions that come out of Washington, puzzling to say…
A whole new world
October 28, 2011 – 9:44 AM
Five years ago this month my byline began appearing on the pages of Medical Device Daily. When I first joined the MDD staff in October 2006 I knew very little about this industry. It was like moving to a new…
Some paper along with those EHRs please …
October 6, 2011 – 6:00 AM
Frustration could not even begin to describe the look on my mother’s face during a recent trip to a local lab here in Atlanta to get some diagnostic tests run.
Oh brother, it’s Big Brother
July 8, 2011 – 8:35 AM
There is an Irish aphorism which states: “Anything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy.” The same might be said of bureaucrats. What sometimes strikes me as odd is that you can easily find coverage of the miscues…
Alas, poor Berwick! His nomination bid appears headed for an early grave
March 10, 2011 – 1:57 PM
The recess appointment of Donald Berwick, MD, to the administrator’s position at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last July roiled many members of Congress, and a recent Senate letter to the Obama administration expressing disfavor for Berwick’s…
