I'm well aware of your concerns about the 2.3% device tax, and I think you have an argument to make," she told AdvaMed CEO Stephen Ubl during her address at the association's annual med tech conference. "I think it [a decision] has to be made within the context of a larger set of issues that [...]
Philips Healthcare parent Royal Philips plans to combine its healthcare and consumer lifestyle activities into a new company called HealthTech. As part of the strategic reorganization, Royal Philips' lighting business will also become its own company. Read more here.
The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) and the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) today announced their collective support for the continued bipartisan efforts to repeal the 2.3 percent medical device excise tax. Yesterday, the House passed the Jobs for America Act (H.R. 4) with a vote of 226 to [...]
The 2.3% medical device excise tax raised $913 million in the first half of 2013, or about 75% of what was expected. A look at the number of filers reveals a large part of the problem. Out of an anticipation as high as 15,000 filers, only 5,107 medical device tax forms were filed. Read more [...]
Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) announced today that it has acquired GE Healthcare’s FDG-PET radiopharmaceutical division in Italy. Read more here.
The world’s leading provider of proton therapy and radiopharmacy solutions, and Royal Philips announced the signing of a global collaboration to provide advanced diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for the treatment of cancer. The collaboration covers sales, marketing, research and development (R&D) of imaging and therapy solutions in oncology. By merging their respective expertise in therapy and [...]
As hospitals increasingly use electronic health records, they may also be increasingly losing time during the day to the technology, according to a new study. Read more here.
It’s no secret that some portion of medical imaging performed each year is unnecessary. The question is how much and, maybe more importantly, what can be done about it? Another report out this week took a stab at quantifying the problem. Read more here.
Unlike the financial services industry, health care companies lack measures to adequately prevent identity theft, even as they continue to digitize medical records and other sensitive information. Read more here.
The CMS late Friday finalized a rule allowing hospitals and eligible professionals more flexibility in how they meet meaningful-use requirements for the electronic health-record incentive program. The agency had first proposed the idea in a May draft rule. Friday's final rule left the May proposal unchanged. Read more here.