Medical Education is Changing Too
Trends in medical education are being affected by the collision of two big numbers—30 million and 76 million. Thirty million represents the number of formerly uninsured people who are expected to purchase health insurance under the Affordable Care Act a.k.a....
How is Medtech Changing Orthopedics?
Millions of people love to jog, ski, play tennis, football, soccer and take part in x-extreme sports. Perhaps this is why so many suffer tennis elbow, runner’s knee, bone fractures, torn rotator cuffs and countless other orthopedic aliments. Orthopedics is a branch of...
Informed and Engaged Patients Experience Better Care Results
If there were a super-drug that could reduce the mortality rate for patients with heart disease by 76%, it would be considered the medical discovery of the century. While no such drug exists, a program called Collaborative Cardiac Care Service (CCCS) instituted by...
Is There Sustainability in Medtech?
Most people in need of medical devices don’t stop to think about the environment. But that’s not stopping some medtech manufacturers from implementing policies to make their operations more sustainable. Arlington, Virginia-based MackMedical, which provides injection...
Patent Reform and What it Means for Medtech Innovators
The founding fathers of the United States were Renaissance Men. In addition to creating the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, several of them were also inventors. George Washington invented a 16-sided barn to thresh grain cleanly and efficiently....
Medtech and the Chinese Market
With nearly 1.4 billion people, China is the most populous nation on earth. And the number of middle class Chinese now stands at 474 million—more than the entire population of the United States. Naturally, this makes China one of the world’s fastest growing markets...
Medical Diagnostics is Moving Ahead
While many people take it for granted, the ability of the modern medical establishment to diagnose diseases and disorders is astounding. In addition to medical expertise, doctors rely on numerous medical devices for diagnostic testing. Some of the most familiar...
2013 Medtech Scorecard
The healthcare industry is big and getting bigger, worth nearly $2 trillion in 2012. The medtech industry generated $110 billion in the United States and $44 billion in exports. But even as U.S. companies lead the world in research, innovation, and manufacturing,...
Clinics Versus Hospitals
There are more than 5,750 hospitals in the United States. In 2012, they treated nearly 36 million patients. Millions more were treated on an outpatient basis at the nation’s more than 15,000 urgent care centers and other health care clinics. And a new type of...