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BTG to buy EKOS for $220 mln

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Healthcare company BTG PLC Thursday announced that it has entered into an agreement to buy EKOS Corporation on a debt free cash free basis for

HHS: Health IT use rising sharply

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Substantial numbers of doctors and hospitals are now using electronic health records (EHRs) to provide better coordinated care, federal health officials reported Wednesday. The Health

Security, regulatory challenges persist for medical devices

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

No single entity, healthcare delivery organization, manufacturer or technology company can mitigate all the risks that security threats pose to healthcare data, according to Dale

Swiss billionaires create major biotech campus at former Serono site

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Two Swiss billionaires--Ernesto Bertarelli and Hansjörg Wyss--have joined forces to buy out the former Merck Serono facility in Geneva, with ambitious plans to create a

New Michigan-Based Medical Product Manufacturing Effort Provides Solutions for Innovators

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

New Michigan-Based Medical Product Manufacturing Effort Provides Solutions for Innovators ANN ARBOR, MI--(Marketwired - May 22, 2013) - The University of Michigan Pediatric Medical Device

3-D Printed Medical Device Saves a Life for the First Time

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

April and Bryan Gionfriddo's 6-month-old son, Kaiba, wasn't breathing, and the prognosis wasn't good. Kaiba had tracheobronchomalacia, a condition that caused his airways to close

HHS launches $1B healthcare innovation effort

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

The federal Health department announced a new initiative to bring down healthcare costs and improve care delivery through $1 billion in grants and evaluations. Health

Conservatives and Health Care Costs

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Nested within the news about falling deficits is news about slowing health care cost inflation, which seems to be outlasting the recession and which is driving

Fewer Venture Capital Dollars Invested Into Life Sciences Companies In Q1 2013, According To The MoneyTree Report

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Venture capital (VC) funding in the Life Sciences sector, which includes the Biotechnology and Medical Device industries, dropped in volume and value during the first

CDRH Pursuing Several Initiatives Affecting Medical Devices, Official Says

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

The Food and Drug Administration will advance several initiatives affecting medical devices by the end of this year, an agency official said May 2. Christy

New Biomaterial Can Improve Implant Success

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

It’s a familiar scenario– a patient receives a medical implant and days later, the body attacks the artificial valve or device, causing complications to an

An End to Medical-Billing Secrecy?

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

This morning, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is announcing a groundbreaking initiative that will take a lot of the secrecy out of hospital

Drug-tracking legislation advances in House

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Bipartisan legislation to give federal regulators the power to track individual medication moved forward in the House on Wednesday. The draft bill, discussed with the

VC-Backed Biotech Holding Periods: Tortoise Or Hare?

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Biotech just takes too long, especially when compared to the overnight success of technology ventures, or so the oft-cited criticism of venture-backed biotech’s perceived longer

Which Big Biotechs are hitting the gas pedal on R&D spending?

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

The R&D numbers for the top 10 biotechs may only amount to a fraction of what you'll find in Big Pharma. But unlike the giants,

FDA Behind Schedule on Final Rule for Medical Device Identifier System

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

An FDA spokesperson has indicated that it likely will be another seven weeks before FDA releases a final rule establishing a unique device identification system

ED Cost of Care Greatly Underreported, Researcher Says

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

A widely accepted federal report which represents emergency department care costs as only 2% of the nation's total healthcare bill is seriously flawed, according to

7 Things for ASC Leader to Know for Thursday

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Here are seven things for ambulatory surgery center leaders to know for Thursday, May 2, 2013. 4 reforms could cut healthcare spending by $1 trillion.

Know the regs that help avoid ACA free-rider penalties

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

The bottom line for you to avoid free-rider penalties under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health care reform law is not to have employees obtain

United States: Health Care Reform Implementation Update

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Marilyn Tavenner received bipartisan support from members of the Senate Committee on Finance in her confirmation hearing to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

Reform Update: Consumer outreach, education on backburner in exchange planning

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

As states and the federal government work feverishly toward having health insurance exchanges ready for enrollment by Oct. 1, much of the discussion has focused

Drugmakers' payments to physicians to be disclosed under ACA

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Drug and medical device manufacturers will have to disclose all payments made to physicians, a number that has been pegged at $24 billion in 2012

FDA Unveils Plan To Modernize Surveillance of Medical Devices

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT

On Tuesday, FDA announced a plan to modernize its early warning system for high-risk medical devices through the use of a smartphone application and other

Medical Device Tax: Why We Should Exempt mHealth Devices

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Mobile health care, or “mHealth,” describes the rapidly growing infrastructure of smartphone apps and Smartphone-enabled devices that offer easy access to health care solutions. The space

Bill would require insurers disclose reform-related fees, taxes

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT

New legislation introduced in the Senate this week would mandate insurers publicly disclose the fees and taxes they pay under the health reform law. The