Departments

What Keeps Hospital CEOs Awake at Night and How Can Medtech Help?

With the continued surge of mergers and acquisitions, vertical integrations, and no clear U.S. policy or reform direction for our $3.6 trillion annual healthcare spend,1 the healthcare ecosystem remains in a phase of dramatic disruption. What Is K…

Maria Shepherd, President and Founder, Medi-Vantage 08.14.19

Mayday: How the Upcoming MDR Implementation Forecasts Disaster for Our Industry

I’m generally an optimistic person. My outgoing voicemail greeting encourages every caller to “keep smiling!” My wardrobe is about 40 percent “Life is Good” apparel and I keep a daily gratitude journal. Despite this s…

Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 08.14.19

Successful Strategies for Health Plan Medical Policy Outreach

Getting approval from the FDA can be a significant achievement for a company but a bigger challenge awaits for novel technologies: health payor acceptance and coverage. Adopting a novel technology does not occur easily due to complex commercial insur…

Chelsey Jaworski and Anabel Tapia, MCRA 08.14.19

Contract Manufacturing | Supply Chain

Contract Service Providers: Forward Thinking in Supplier Management

Virtual manufacturing is common among startups and entrepreneurs building a new company or project with a prudent fiscal approach. Intellectual property and an experienced contract manufacturer can make it a reality. Harnessing a contract manufacture…

Bryan Brosseau, Founder and Principal Consultant, Brosseau Consulting LLC 08.14.19

Extremities | Research & Development

Integra LifeSciences Promotes Coleman to COO and Appoints Anderson as CFO

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation has announced the promotion of Glenn Coleman to the role of COO and appointed Carrie Anderson as CFO.

GLOBE NEWSWIRE 06.24.19

Bracing/Prosthetics | Spine/Neurology

Fixation Devices Account for Highest Revenue Share in Bioabsorbable Implants Market

According to the report, fixation device implants accounted for over 40% revenue share in the global bioabsorbable Implants market in 2017.

Persistence Market Research 06.21.19

Contract Manufacturing | Extremities | Spine/Neurology

Zimmer Biomet Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition Plan

Suketu Upadhyay has been appointed chief financial officer, effective July 1, 2019.

PRNewswire 06.19.19

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg.

PrinterPrezz Announces ISO 13485:2016 Certification for 3D Printing of Medical Devices

PrinterPrezz announced that the company has achieved ISO 13485:2016 certification for Quality Management Systems for medical devices.

Business Wire 06.19.19

Packaging & Sterilization

Tekni-Plex Completes Acquisition of Three Healthcare Packaging Plants

Tekni-Plex has completed the acquisition of three manufacturing facilities from Amcor’s Flexible Packaging business unit.

Tekni-Plex 06.17.19

Research & Development

MedTech Innovator Selects 50 Best-in-Class Startups for 2019 Showcase and Accelerator

Medtech Innovator has announced the 50 companies selected to participate in the organization's four-month program.

BUSINESS WIRE 06.17.19

Spine/Neurology

NuVasive Launches Porous Titanium Spine Implant for Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion

NuVasive expands their Advanced Materials Science portfolio with the launch of porous titanium spine implant for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.

PRNewswire 06.17.19

Bracing/Prosthetics

Prosthetics Startup Amparo Wins Innovating for Disability Award

Amparo received the Special Award for Innovating for Disability at the Financial Times and IFC’s Transformational Business Awards.

Amparo 06.17.19

Large Joint

AJRR Struggling to Find PROM Dates

Timothy Mojonnier owes his sanity to a walk around the block. The greater Chicago-area management consultant had been inching closer to the breaking point for years prior to that walk, courtesy of his steadily deteriorating knee. But each time Mojonn…

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 05.23.19

U.S. Healthcare Spending in Orthopedics

While total 2017 U.S. healthcare spending grew by 3.9 percent to $3.5 trillion,1 it was at a lower rate than the 4.8 percent increase reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2016. The 2017 growth rate correlates to the lower i…

Maria Shepherd, President and Founder, Medi-Vantage 05.23.19

3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Assembly & Automation | Machining & Tooling | Materials

What’s ‘In’ for Manufacturing? (Hint: It’s Not Neon)

It seems the only time I catch up on the latest clothing fashions is when I seek inspiration online for columns I write pertaining to trends. Each time I do, I’m reminded why I read magazines like MPO and ODT instead of something in the checkou…

Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 05.23.19

Medicare for All: Choice and Affordability for None

The term “Medicare for All” has increasingly become a rallying cry in the Democratic Party. The motto has become even more resounding as Republicans struggle to reach a consensus on what free-market healthcare reforms may look like. While…

Jeffrey J. Kimbell, David C. Rudloff, Caroline P. Tucker, Jeffrey J. Kimbell & Associates Inc. 05.23.19

MIS/Robotics

Justifying the Hype of Robotic Orthopedic Surgery

The robots are coming. But they’re not yet seeking subjugation of the human race. Instead, they want to perform surgery on our joints and spine. Last year’s “Top 10 Global Orthopedic Device Firms” reports made it clear roboti…

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 03.29.19

Spine/Neurology

2019 Update on Surgical Management of Vertebral Compression Fracture: The Comeback Kid

Ten years ago—2009—was a controversial time for spine surgeons. This was the year the outcomes of two randomized controlled trials were published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).1,2 The results? The outcomes for vertebral co…

Maria Shepherd, President and Founder, Medi-Vantage 03.29.19

Design

Regulatory Perspectives: Anatomy of a Medical Policy

Health insurance is a contract between a third party payer (insurer) and an individual to help cover medical and surgical expenses. The insured party pays a premium to the health insurer for this benefit. The rights and obligations of the insured and…

Bonnie Clothier and Simran Madhani, MCRA 03.29.19

Medtech and The Management Top 250

Developed by the Drucker Institute and publicized by The Wall Street Journal, The Management Top 250 Ranking measures and ranks corporate competencies from 1-250 by scrutinizing operations in five areas: customer satisfaction, employee engagement and…

Maria Shepherd, President and Founder, Medi-Vantage 02.13.19