Blog
September 2012
Healthcare Finance News: ACOs Have Potential for Big Savings, Reduced Readmissions
Healthcare Finance News September 17, 2012 Erin McCann, Contributing Editor LEBANON, NH - New payment models used in accountable care organizations (ACOs) have shown considerable [...]
DOTmed News: It's Not Easy Being Green (but Well Worth It)
DOTmed News September 2012 by Diana Bradley , Staff Writer With so many potential benefits, from cost savings to improved patient care and employee health, it’s a [...]
The Journal of Healthcare Contracting: A Marriage Worth Fighting For
The Journal of Healthcare Contracting August 9, 2012 by Mark Thill Now that many – though not all – of the legal questions surrounding healthcare [...]
Alliance for a Stronger FDA: Of 6-Month CRs and the Perils of Sequestration
Alliance for a Stronger FDA September 8, 2012 by Steven Grossman, Deputy Executive Director of Alliance for a Stronger FDA Congress returns next week, which [...]
The Journal of Healthcare Contracting: Better care@Lower Cost
The Journal of Healthcare Contracting August 9, 2012 By Matthew Pehrson As healthcare providers, we work diligently to reduce unnecessary costs in the wake of ongoing [...]
Hospitals & Health Networks Daily: An ACO? What's That?
H&HN Daily July 18, 2012 By Haydn Bush, H&HN Senior Online Editor While accountable care organizations have been a hot topic in the health care provider community [...]
HCWH News: Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Launch in Australia a Great Success
HCWH News August 24, 2012 Contact: Joshua Karliner (+1) 510-848-5343 Sydney - Together with the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA), the Climate and Health [...]
Chicago Tribune: Doctors Urged to be More Mindful of Costs of Procedures They Order
Chicago Tribune August 29, 2012 By Lisa Pevtzow According to a 2005 Harvard study, medical bills are the No. 1 cause of bankruptcy in the [...]
Medical Device Now: MRG Forecasts Growth for Reprocessed Medical Devices
Medical Device Now August 30, 2012 Major medtech market intelligence provider Millennium Research Group (MRG) finds that the U.S. market for reprocessed medical devices will [...]
August 2012
Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry: Medical Device Tax 101
MD+DI August 20, 2012 By: Mitchell Kopelman and Ori Epstein Set to take effect January 1, 2013, the 2.3% excise tax on certain medical devices, which [...]
Health Facilities Management: Gathering Resources to Launch Sustainability Initiatives
Health Facilities Management August 2012 By Greg May, CHESP While sustainability is no longer considered a new concept, it certainly remains an emerging growth sector, [...]
Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry: An Engineer Takes on the Medical Device Regulatory Process, Part I
MD+DI August 23, 2012 by Karen Brentnall Medical device companies have one primary goal: to develop, manufacture and market a medical device that addresses an [...]
Fierce Healthcare: Special Report: Health Reform Winners and Losers
Fierce Healthcare July 25, 2012 By Alicia Caramenico Although the dust has settled from the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on health reform, stakeholders still face uncertainty over [...]
Philadelphia Inquirer: Generic Competition Coming to Medical Devices
Philadelphia Inquirer July 25, 2012 By David Sell, Inquirer Staff Writer Generic competition - a billion-dollar problem for brand-name drug companies since the 1980s - [...]
American Medical News: Health Insurance Exchanges: The Big Unknowns
American Medical News August 27, 2012 By JENNIFER LUBELL, amednews staff Physicians navigating the world after health system reform are headed toward a large, uncharted [...]
DOTmed News: How to Choose the Right Partner for SUD Reprocessing
DOTmed News August 27, 2012 by Brian White, President, Stryker Sustainability Solutions Hospitals across the country are looking for solutions to manage resources smartly to [...]
Forbes: If Sustainability Costs You More, You're Doing it Wrong
Forbes August 13, 2012 by Richard Crespin There is a lot of anecdotal information on what makes a value chain sustainable, but very little data. [...]
Environmental Leader: Sustainable Healthcare: A Perfect Match
Environmental Leader August 20, 2012 by Jeff Benavides, Senior Project Manager, ecoPreserve Sustainability efforts in manufacturing, higher education, governments and retail have been a long time focus [...]
Reprocessing Industry Overwhelmingly Supported by U.S. News & World Report’s 2012-13 “Honor Roll” Hospitals
PRESS RELEASE Washington D.C., August 20, 2012 – Every year, U.S. News & World Report releases its annual list of the Best Hospitals in the [...]
Millennium Research Group releases 2013 Report on US Market for Reprocessed Devices
August 2012 Millennium Research Group recently released its report on "US Markets for Reprocessed Devices 2013." MRG analysts forecast the market for reprocessed devices is poised to [...]