Medical Devices

Dec 19, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse

Senate repeals medical device excise tax in move applauded by med-tech manufacturers

Small and mid-sized companies were particularly affected by the tax since it was based on sales, not…

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Nov 13, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse

Unnecessary healthcare supply chain spending reaches almost $26 billion; savings opportunities remain

Lower supply spending doesn't have to translate to lower-quality care, an important…

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Oct 16, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse

Hospital bottom lines could benefit from more clinical integration in the supply chain

A tiny fraction of healthcare executives, 5%, said clinical integration is their supply chain't…

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Oct 10, 2019 | Susan Morse

Pressure ulcers cost the health system $26.8 billion a year

UCLA researchers have found that pressure ulcers first form on the inside of the body at a cellular level, says researcher and CEO…

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Oct 03, 2019 | Susan Morse

President Trump signs executive order to protect traditional Medicare and MA plans

The order outlines sweeping policy and regulatory proposals including modifying Medicare fee for service…

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Sep 17, 2019 | Mark Klimek

Hospitals face rising risk of sophisticated cyberattacks

To date, attacks that have led to patient data being exposed; Going forward, attackers will seek to disrupt hospitals'…

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Sep 10, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse

CEO of telemedicine company pleads guilty to Medicare fraud in $424 million scheme

CEO Lester Stockett was among 24 telemedicine executives charged in schemes billing Medicare $1.7 billion,…

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Aug 22, 2019 | Susan Morse

Hospitals are demanding secure medical devices before they buy

The IoT: "Every something that comes on the market is in essence it's own small computer with an ability to find its…

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Aug 09, 2019 | Susan Morse

Medical devices pose cybersecurity and patient threat

Security breaches can happen outside of the four walls of a hospital.

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Aug 05, 2019 | Susan Morse

CMS increases wage index for rural hospitals

The rule increases new technology add-on payment from 50 to 65% for cases with high costs involving eligible new technologies.

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