Month: July 2014
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Hospitals
Press release: Deadline for ICD-10 allows health care industry ample time to prepare for change
Deadline for ICD-10 allows health care industry ample time to prepare for change Deadline set for October 1, 2015 The…
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Spine
Patients’ Expectations of Cervical Spine Surgery
Carol A. Mancuso, MD, Roland Duculan, MD, Marina Stal, MA, Federico P. Girardi, MD Disclosures Abstract and Introduction Abstract Study…
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Hospital Mergers Are Out. ‘Strategic Alliances’ Are In. Is Obamacare Responsible?
by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor Lloyd Dean’s hospitals treat more than 5 million Californians per year. And he has…
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Sports Medicine
Allograft ACL reconstructions might have higher failure rates
Dr. David Geier A tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most disabling knee injuries that afflicts athletes…
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Financial
Report: Medtech M&A exits don’t hinge on FDA approval
July 31, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani Medical device startups face significant headwinds in finding funding and getting to an exit,…
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A Cautionary Tale You Should Read Twice Regarding Zimmer / Biomet
By: Josh Sandberg Today I read an article that Apple was trimming 200 employees from the Beats team to streamline…
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K2M Continues Momentum with Complex Spine & Minimally Invasive Line Extensions & Regulatory Clearances
LEESBURG, Va., July 31, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTWO) (the “Company” or “K2M”), a global medical…
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Sports Medicine
Stem Cell Treatment: Out from the Shadows, Onto the Cutting Edge
He’s 28. He has five 1,000-yard NFL rushing seasons to his name, one 2,000-yarder and a burning desire to prove…
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Spine
Cost of implants is a barrier to spinal deformity surgery in low income countries
Richard Schwend Richard Schwend (Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, USA) told delegates attending this year’s International Meeting for Advanced…
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Extremities
Smith & Nephew scores a HAT-TRICK with its entry into the high-growth hammer toe repair market
LONDON, July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Smith & Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business, today announced its entry…
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Hospitals are looking to cut 15-20% of their costs
July 31, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove says hospital systems around the U.S. are looking for ways to…
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Ex-sales rep’s counter-claims stand in poaching spat with Stryker
Counter-claims brought by Richard Steitzer, a former sales rep for Stryker (NYSE:SYK), can stand in a poaching spat between Stryker, Steitzer and Biomet,…
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Leaders Who Focus On Numbers Are More Likely To Act Unethically
JOHN PAVLUS, KELLOGG INSIGHT People are often naturally suspicious of leaders who display an overreliance on number crunching: they are considered…
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Hospitals
Medical device makers face new obstacles to European approval
July 30, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani New materials regulations in the European Union mean medical devices have one more layer of red…
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How Will Bundled Payments Impact Innovation?
As new payment and delivery models are evolving, interest in bundled payments is rising. Several Medicare and Medicaid demonstration programs…
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