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MedTech in 2013 and beyond
How will medical technology (medtech) firms face the challenges of an evolving marketplace? Although the global medtech market is expected to grow 4.5% to $455 billion from 2011 to 2018, there is less...
View ArticleNew Icon of Medicine: The Stetho-phone?
The stethoscope has been the icon of medicine for 200 years. Shouldn’t we be able to have built a better device by now? In fact, an improved stethoscope exists. The Atlantic describes a new technology...
View ArticleObamacare’s slow repeal?
While we are waiting for the King v. Burwell verdict, which could repeal large sections of Obamacare, the house of representatives has already approved rolling back some ACA provisions. Modern...
View ArticleWill payers pay for new healthcare technologies
Wearables, digital medicine and ‘beyond-the-pill’ are the latest healthcare craze. New technologies–particular those combined with patients mobile phones–offer the promise of improving patient health....
View ArticleGuidance on use of real-world evidence for devices and diagnostics
Real-world evidence is often used to assess the safety of devices and diagnostics. For instance, the FDA’s , Postmarketing Surveillance Program includes the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS);...
View ArticleCoverage with evidence development for medical devices in Central and Eastern...
The value of medical devices caries with it less certainty than pharmaceuticals for a variety of reasons. As described in Kovács et al. (2022) medical devices: often have multiple applications,...
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