Medical Devices Todaytag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-5373112009-11-09T14:23:33-05:00The Latest News In Medical Devices and Diagnostics. From FDC Reports, Windhover Information and Medtech Insight - The ULTIMATE free weekly device e-newsletter.TypePadCardiology Practices Hit By Changes In Medicare Physician Fee Schedule tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452f00669e201287568247b970c2009-11-09T14:23:33-05:002009-11-09T14:23:33-05:00The American College of Cardiology will fight reimbursement cuts to cardiology practices imposed by the 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule that CMS finalized Oct. 30.Julia UspaskikhFDA Transparency Task Force Tackles Information Disclosure Challenges tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452f00669e201287567ebb3970c2009-11-09T14:09:20-05:002009-11-09T14:09:20-05:00FDA has questions about whether to disclose information on product applications that a company abandons before approval or in some cases on applications in which review is still pending. Julia UspaskikhGE, Other MRI, CT Scan Makers Face Less Use Under New Medicare Rulestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452f00669e20120a657bdbe970b2009-11-05T15:31:04-05:002009-11-05T16:08:55-05:00Covidien CEO Credits 2002 Tyco Scandal For Now Being Device Giant St. Jude, Medtronic, Others Rely Heavily On Former Fishing-Lure Maker Zimmer Request For New Use For Dynesys Hangs On FDA Staff Query Boston Sci Gets EU Promus Element Approval...Julia UspaskikhSeries A nails down $2.5mm for Keradermtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452f00669e20120a6575b9f970b2009-11-05T13:42:06-05:002009-11-05T13:42:06-05:00Phototherapy device developer Keraderm raised $2.5mm in its Series A financing round to NewVa Capital Partners, which is managed by Third Security. Julia UspaskikhWireless Health: Personalized Medicine Comes to the Device Industry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452f00669e20120a6ac77bb970c2009-11-05T12:03:59-05:002009-11-05T12:03:59-05:00This is the device industry's wireless wake-up call. With all the speed and acceleration of an advancing information technology industry, forces outside of the medical device industry are driving shifts in medical product markets and business models. Those forces include the consumerization. globalization, systematization, and economies of scale created by IT. Wireless medicine enables connectivity between caregivers and patients, continuous monitoring of patients with chronic diseases, and a new paradigm for personalized medicine, one based on the patterns that can be gleaned from enormous volumes of individualized patient data, rather than on blood-based biomarkers. Julia UspaskikhDevice Companies Look Far and Wide for New Capitaltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452f00669e20120a656f3ad970b2009-11-05T11:45:25-05:002009-11-05T11:45:25-05:00The global recession that struck last September drove many device investors into hiding. This left a barren financial landscape for device companies to subsist on. But some are finding the funds they need, and they're sharing their survival stories.Julia UspaskikhIdeal Acquisition Candidates Are Advanced-Stage With Good Data - IN3 Panel tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452f00669e20120a653616f970b2009-11-04T13:11:47-05:002009-11-04T13:12:14-05:00The most desirable acquisition candidates for established medical technology firms in the current economic climate are those in advanced stages of development with good comparative effectiveness data, according to panelists at the recent Investment In Innovation (IN3) Medical Device Summit.Julia UspaskikhConsensus Emerging On Need To Mesh CER And Personalized Medicine tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452f00669e20120a6a57b6d970c2009-11-03T14:56:37-05:002009-11-03T14:56:37-05:00A distinct consensus is emerging in Washington that comparative effectiveness research needs to be done in a way that does not threaten the progress of personalized medicine.Julia UspaskikhHouse Bill Lowers Device Tax, But Offers No Break For Start-Ups tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452f00669e20120a64ffbd9970b2009-11-03T14:40:52-05:002009-11-03T14:42:18-05:00The updated House health care reform bill includes a substantially reduced device industry excise tax compared to a Senate bill, but includes no exceptions for small businesses.Julia UspaskikhMedical Device Market 2009: Interventional Cardiologytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452f00669e20120a63e06c8970b2009-10-30T13:00:00-04:002009-10-30T13:00:12-04:00Elsevier Business Intelligence announces the publication of a new Special Report: Medical Device Market 2009 Interventional Cardiology. Who’s going beyond catheters and drug-eluting stents in this vibrant space. A special report previously published in IN VIVO: The Business & Medicine Report™ Read more...Julia Uspaskikh