medical Former Medical Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct with Minors in Kenya By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 11:09:43 EST A former medical doctor was sentenced today to serve 20 years in prison for engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors in Kenya. Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Tennessee Cardiologist to Pay $1.15 Million to Settle Allegations That He Performed Medically Unnecessary Heart Procedures By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 10:35:22 EST Cardiologist Dr. Elie H. Korban will pay $1.15 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that he billed Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary cardiac stent placement. Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Medical Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in Multiple Health Care Fraud Schemes Totaling Over $20 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 13:48:35 EST The owner and operator of a Miami medical clinic pleaded guilty today in connection with multiple health care fraud schemes involving the defunct clinic Merfi Corp. Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Medical Clinic Owner and Other Patient Recruiters Plead Guilty in Miami for Roles in $8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 13:55:45 EST Several patient recruiters, including a medical clinic owner, pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving Flores Home Health Care Inc., a defunct home health care company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Medical Device Manufacturer Charged With Major Securities Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 17:31:23 EST ArthroCare Corporation, a medical device manufacturer based in Austin, Texas, and that trades on the NASDAQ stock exchange, has agreed to pay a $30 million monetary penalty to resolve charges that senior executives at the company engaged in a securities fraud scheme that resulted in more than $400 million in shareholder losses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Alabama Medical Clerk and Another Indicted in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:05:18 EST Sasha Webb and Charlie Jackson have each been indicted for stolen identity refund fraud crimes, Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Owner of Houston Medical Equipment Companies Indicted for $3.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:08:28 EST Huey P. Williams Jr., the owner and operator of two durable medical equipment (DME) companies, was arrested yesterday for his alleged role in a $3.4 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Durable Medical Equipment Clinic Owner Sentenced for His Role in $11 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:21:44 EST The former owner of a defunct durable medical equipment (DME) clinic was sentenced today in Miami to serve 70 months in prison for his role in an $11 million health care fraud scheme involving World Class Medical Clinic Corp. Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Washington-Based Medical Device Manufacturer to Pay up to $5.25 Million to Settle Allegations of Causing False Billing of Federal Health Care Programs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:08:18 EST Medical device manufacturer EndoGastric Solutions Inc. has agreed to pay the government up to $5.25 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by misleading health care providers about how to bill federal health care programs for a procedure using a device manufactured by the company and by paying kickbacks. Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Medical Clinic Owner and Other Patient Recruiters Sentenced for Roles in $8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:42:20 EDT Several patient recruiters, including a medical clinic owner, were sentenced today for their participation in a health care fraud scheme involving Flores Home Health Care Inc., a defunct home health care company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Medical Clinic Owner Sentenced for Role in Multiple Health Care Fraud Schemes Totaling Over $20 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:48:34 EDT The owner and operator of a Miami medical clinic, Merfi Corp., was sentenced today to serve 108 months in prison for her participation in multiple health care fraud schemes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Government Intervenes in Lawsuit Against Medical Equipment Supplier Orbit Medical Inc. and Former Vice President Jake Kilgore By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 12:12:03 EDT The government has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit against Orbit Medical Inc. and Jake Kilgore alleging that Orbit Medical’s sales representatives boosted power wheelchair and accessory sales by altering and forging physician prescriptions and supporting documentation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical King’s Daughters Medical Center to Pay Nearly $41 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Billing for Unnecessary Cardiac Procedures and Kickbacks By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 May 2014 09:30:07 EDT Ashland Hospital Corp. d/b/a King’s Daughters Medical Center (KDMC) has agreed to pay $40.9 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to the Medicare and Kentucky Medicaid programs for medically unnecessary coronary stents and diagnostic catheterizations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Medical Device Inventor Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:44:01 EDT Ashvin Desai, of San Jose, California, was sentenced yesterday to serve six months in prison and six months and one day of home confinement for concealing more than $8 million in foreign bank accounts, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Prior to yesterday’s sentencing hearing, Desai filed with the court a document indicating that the IRS has assessed and demanded payment of a Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) penalty against him for $14,229,744 Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Government Files Suit Against Missouri Neurosurgeon and Medical Device Supplier for Violations of the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:06:16 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a complaint against Midwest Neurosurgeons L.L.C. and its owner, Dr. Sanjay Fonn, M.D., and DS Medical L.L.C. and its owner, Deborah Seeger, for allegedly violating the Medicare Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act by conspiring to solicit and receive commissions from medical device manufacturers related to the purchase of spinal implants and supplies used during spinal fusion surgeries performed by Dr. Fonn Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Vascular Solutions Inc. to Pay $520,000 to Resolve False Claims Allegations Relating to Medical Device By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:00:25 EDT Vascular Solutions Inc. (VSI) has agreed to pay $520,000 to resolve allegations that it caused false claims to be submitted to federal health programs by marketing a medical device for the ablation (or sealing) of perforator veins without FDA approval and despite the failure of its own clinical trial, the Justice Department announced today Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Former Owner of Southern California Medical Supply Company Found Guilty for a 10-Year, $8.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:34:33 EDT On July 31, 2014, a federal jury in Los Angeles found that the former owner of a durable medical equipment (DME) supply company located in Carson, California, was guilty of health care fraud charges relating a 10-year scheme in which Medicare was fraudulently billed more than $8 million for DME that was not medically necessary Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Co-Owner of Atlanta-Based Medical Clinic Chain and Hospital CEO Pleaded Guilty to Illegal Pay-for-Patient Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:10:56 EDT A CEO of an Atlanta-area hospital and the co-owner and chief operating officer of an Atlanta-based medical clinic chain pleaded guilty in connection with the payment of illegal kickbacks to clinics in exchange for Medicaid patient referrals to hospitals in the Atlanta area and on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Clinic Management Company Pleads Guilty in $3.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:24:22 EDT The former owner of a Los Angeles medical clinic management company pleaded guilty today in connection with his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical United States Pursues Claims Against Neurosurgeon, Spinal Implant Company, Physician-Owned Distributorships and Their Non-Physician Owners for Alleged Kickbacks and Medically Unnecessary Surgeries By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 15:26:47 EDT The United States has filed two complaints under the False Claims Act against Michigan neurosurgeon Dr. Aria Sabit, spinal implant company Reliance Medical Systems, two Reliance distributorships—Apex Medical Technologies and Kronos Spinal Technologies—and the companies’ owners, Brett Berry, John Hoffman and Adam Pike. Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical Detroit-Area Doctor Admits to Providing Medically Unnecessary Chemotherapy to Patients By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:36:59 EDT A Detroit-area hematologist-oncologist pleaded guilty today for his role in a health care fraud scheme, admitting that he administered unnecessary chemotherapy to fraudulently bill the Medicare program and private insurance companies. According to court records, the scheme enabled the doctor to submit approximately $225 million in claims to Medicare over six years. Full Article OPA Press Releases
medical New FDA guidance on alternate approaches in premarket notification for Class II medical devices By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:09:57 +0000 By Alice Li, MD, MSc, RAC (CAN), Regulatory Scientist, Cato Research FDA issued “The Abbreviated 510(k) Program – Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff” on 13 September 2019. The content of this guidance supersedes the content from 1998 guidance “The New 510(k) Paradigm – Alternate Approaches to Demonstrating Substantial Equivalence in Premarket … Continue reading » Full Article Cato Research FDA FDA Regulatory Guidances Medical Device FDA Guidances medical devices
medical The Health Care Practitioner Channel: Connecting Industry and Medical Professionals By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 14:57:00 GMT Selling directly to health care practitioners, supplement companies can foster open dialogue about their products; but, every regulation applies to products in this channel, too. Full Article
medical Promoting Trade in Medical Goods Will Save Lives By www.apec.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:24:00 +0800 Medical supplies and personal protective products are facing barriers worldwide Full Article
medical RE: Guidance for off-label use of medical devices in Canada (Health Canada)? By connect.raps.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 12:14:48 -0400 From : Communities>>Regulatory Open ForumThank you Dinar! ------------------------------ MARIA GUDIEL Brea CA United States ------------------------------ Full Article Discussion
medical RE: Guidance for off-label use of medical devices in Canada (Health Canada)? By connect.raps.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 12:15:01 -0400 From : Communities>>Regulatory Open ForumThank you Richard! ------------------------------ MARIA GUDIEL Brea CA United States ------------------------------ Full Article Discussion
medical RE: Medical Device Submissions - Worldwide By connect.raps.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:53:43 -0400 From : Communities>>Regulatory Open ForumThis message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous Have you looked into PRA Health Sciences? Full Article Discussion
medical PLM v. Re-seller for CE Mark of Medical Device System By connect.raps.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:00:10 -0400 From : Communities>>Regulatory Open ForumHi All, Always appreciate and respect the great advice that comes through this forum: The scope of my question is CE Mark of a Class IIa medical device system under the MDD (and then eventually MDR): We have Class I devices which will be CE Marked through self-certification. These devices can be used with other CE marked products (not owned by us). One of which is not CE Marked as a medical device (conformity to machinery and low voltage directives). In terms of what we consider this vendor, what [More] Full Article Discussion
medical Philly-based gene therapy firm teams up with UMass Medical researcher By www.bizjournals.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 09:13:26 +0000 Guangping Gao, the head of the Horae Gene Therapy Center at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, will partner with Philadelphia-based Spark Therapeutics to figure out better ways to get disease-curing genes into cells. The collaboration, announced this morning, gives Spark (Nasdaq: ONCE) the option for an exclusive, world-wide license for any intellectual property to come out of it. No financial terms were disclosed. Earlier this year, Gao was featured in Newsweek magazine for seemingly… Full Article
medical Principles for COVID-19 Healthcare Communications – 2 – The Virtual Medical Meeting By eyeonfda.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 11:15:07 +0000 Virtually everyone is going virtual. Even in February, which seems like a very long time ago, many organizers began either postponing or canceling major conferences and meetings. This has included major medical meetings and given that large gatherings will be … Continue reading → Full Article Advisory Committee Prepapartion Current Affairs
medical Case Study: When does “technology” turn into medical device By thenextelement.wordpress.com Published On :: Sun, 08 Feb 2015 18:59:48 +0000 This semester I’ve embarked on an adventure to co-teach a class in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Masters in Biotechnology program. What sold me on the experience was the majority of my responsibility is interacting with second year students on their final major project (essentially their thesis). That said, I will give one lecture, which will be “healthRead More Full Article Uncategorized biotech biotechnology cancer drug drug development health IT health tech mobile health Wisconsin
medical New EU Rules for Medical Devices By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 20:50:14 +0000 After four years of negotiations, European lawmakers agreed on June 15 on a new EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR). The MDR is the equivalent to the FDA’s CDRH regulations in the United States and essentially specifies the applicable rules when importing medical devices into Europe, which is the world’s second-largest device market. Rules relate, for...… Continue Reading Full Article Life Sciences Practice MDR SRN UDI
medical New MDCG guidance on temporary extraordinary measures related to medical device Notified Body audits during COVID-19 quarantine orders and travel restrictions By medicaldeviceslegal.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:53:57 +0000 When it rains guidance, it pours. The MDCG just released Guidance on temporary extraordinary measures related to medical devices Notified Body audits during COVID-19 quarantine orders and travel restrictions. The guidance takes immediate effect and is valid for the whole period of duration of the pandemic COVID-19 as declared by the World Health Organisation. It […] Full Article Notified Body Recast AIMDD audits IVDD IVDR MDD MDR notified bodies Unannounced audits
medical High-level Postdoctoral research fellow recruitment - The international Joint Center for Biomedical Innovation (JCBI), Henan University : Kaifeng, China By feeds.nature.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:23:52 +0000 The international Joint Center for Biomedical Innovation (JCBI) is comprised of two partner research nodes using nanoparticle technologies to develop solutions for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases diagnostics. Henan University has established a new research laboratory in nano-bio system innovation and theranostics, with start-up funding and new academic positions. Macquarie’s node is built upon its established excellence in neuroscience and cancer research programs. The collaborative succes… Full Article
medical Talents Recruitment by Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences) By feeds.nature.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 07:12:07 +0000 Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences) has been actively promoting the strategy of “invigorating the university through talents” and therefore has formulated a series of high-level talent introduction programs, and welcome talents at home and abroad to join us. 1. Qualifications for Different Levels of Applicants: (1) Strategic Talents This level targets academicians or experts with the qualifications that the applicants should be no more than 65 … Full Article
medical Biomedical ethics 2.0: redefining the meaning of disease, patient and treatment By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-04-17 Full Article
medical Schumacher medical files stolen By en.espnf1.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 08:59:08 GMT Medical records purported to be those of Michael Schumacher have been stolen and offered for sale, according to his management Full Article
medical Schumacher medical files suspect found hanged By en.espnf1.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 16:38:16 GMT A man suspected to be involved in the case surrounding Michael Schumacher's stolen medical records has been found hanged in his prison cell, according to Zurich prosecutors Full Article
medical Affordable Care Encourages Healthy Living: Theory and Evidence from China’s New Cooperative Medical Scheme By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 On May 25th, 2016, the Brookings-Tsinghua Center and China Institute for Rural Studies hosted a public lecture on the topic –Affordable Care Encourages Healthy Living: Theory and Evidence from China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme, featuring Dr. Yu Ning, assistant professor of Economics at Emory University. Full Article
medical Are medical care prices still declining? By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:49:14 +0000 More than two decades ago a well-known study provided evidence from heart attack treatments suggesting that prices in medical care were actually declining, when appropriately adjusted for quality. The topic has only grown in importance in the past two decades, as the share of the gross domestic product (GDP) devoted to medical care rose substantially.… Full Article
medical State of biomedical innovation conference By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:00:00 -0400 Event Information March 13, 20159:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDTFalk AuditoriumBrookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashington, DC 20036 Register for the Event As policy agendas for 2015 come into sharper focus, much of the national conversation is aimed at tackling challenges in biomedical innovation. The first two months of the year alone have seen landmark proposals from Congress and the Obama Administration, including the House’s 21st Century Cures initiative, a bipartisan Senate working group focused on medical progress, President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative and a number of additional priorities being advanced by federal agencies and other stakeholders. On March 13, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform hosted the State of Biomedical Innovation Conference to provide an overview of emerging policy efforts and priorities related to improving the biomedical innovation process. Senior leaders from government, academia, industry, and patient advocacy shared their thoughts on the challenges facing medical product development and promising approaches to overcome them. The discussion also examined the data and analyses that provide the basis for new policies and track their ultimate success. Join the conversation by following @BrookingsMed or #biomed Video State of biomedical innovation conference: Panel 1State of biomedical innovation conference: Panel 2 Audio State of biomedical innovation conference Transcript Uncorrected Transcript (.pdf) Event Materials 20150313_biomed_transcript313 MASTER DECK2 Full Article
medical The medical device tax: A primer By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 08:30:00 -0400 Quickly following on the heels of the midterm elections, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) indicated that the medical device tax was a key target for repeal in the 114th Congress. Today, the Senate Finance Health Care Subcommittee will hold a hearing about the effects of the 2.3 percent tax that was included in the Affordable Care Act. Many believe that a repeal is, in fact, possible. Below is a basic primer about the tax and its contentious history. 1. What is the medical device tax? Included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and launched in 2013, the medical device tax imposes a 2.3 percent sales tax on medical device supplies. The tax applies broadly to a range of products, including pacemakers, artificial joints, surgical gloves, and dental instruments. It does not apply to eyeglasses, contact lenses, hearing aids, wheelchairs, or any other device that the public generally buys for individual use. Further, the tax is applied equally to imported and domestically produced devices, and devices produced in the U.S. for export are tax-exempt. 2. Why was it included in the Affordable Care Act? According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, the tax is estimated to bring in $29 billion over the next decade. The tax was one of many revenue-raising provisions designed to offset the cost of providing coverage to more than 25 million Americans through the ACA, and these newly insured individuals would likewise increase demand for medical device manufacturers' products and services. Other industries were subject to levies as well, including health plans (an estimated $101 billion), and employers (an estimated $130 billion). It has been noted that then-Senator John Kerry from Massachusetts helped negotiate the tax from 4.6 percent to 2.3 percent. 3. How has the medical device industry responded? The U.S. is home to more than 7,000 medical device companies with estimated annual sales of $106 to $116 billion per year. The largest concentrations of companies are located in California, Massachusetts, New York and Minnesota. Since 2010, the medical device industry has led a full court press effort to repeal the tax. Companies and trade groups argue that the tax would cost over 40,000 U.S. jobs, and undermine innovation by moving manufacturing offshore - conclusions that are heavily contested by the tax's supporters. By some accounts this tax is coming at a particularly challenging time for medical device innovation. A recent analysis by Ernst & Young reported that venture capital investment in medical devices in 2013 fell 17% from the previous year, a downward trend that has been observed for the past seven years. In addition, investment funding is also shifting towards less risky later-stage medical device companies instead of smaller earlier stage ventures. These trends are worrisome since early-stage investment companies can promote innovative and disruptive medical device technologies that introduce new therapeutic benefits or quantum improvements in patient care. It is unclear what impact the medical device tax will have on investment in early stage innovation. Key factors that have reduced the availability of venture capital for early-stage medical device companies pursuing pre-market approval include U.S. regulatory unpredictability and delays in approval, and an uncertain reimbursement environment. Additionally, efforts outside the U.S to attract medical device investment, such as offering tax havens and other incentives for device developers in Ireland and the Netherlands add to the attractiveness for device companies to move out of the U.S. Moving to a country that has lower tax rates and less stringent corporate governance requirements may save large device companies billions of dollars. Recognizing that the "country of first choice by medical device developers is a key contributor to early patient access to high-quality, safe and effective devices," the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's (CDRH) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued its 2014-2015 Strategic Priorities, which describe their efforts to improve regulatory predictability and device development efficiency in order to "help medical device developers choose the U.S. as the country of first choice for their technologies." While the FDA's efforts seem to focus on encouraging medical device innovation in the U.S., the medical device tax seems to be contradictory to this effort. Some also argue that while expanding insurance coverage will help drug companies sell more products and bring in new patients for providers and hospitals, it will not help sell more devices because the majority of potential beneficiaries are much older and already covered by Medicare. Hundreds of companies and trade groups have signed on to letters opposing the tax from industry associations, like the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) and AdvaMed. Others have launched significant lobbying efforts to support the tax's repeal, an industry that accounts for $30 million in lobbying expenditures annually since the ACA was passed in 2010. The Center for Responsible Politics has also identified $5.7 million in political contributions on behalf of medical device companies to specific candidates during the 2013-2014 campaign cycle. 4. How are lawmakers responding? The tax's repeal has been supported by Democrats and Republicans alike. Many opponents cite the Senate's fiscal 2014 budget resolution as an indicator of support - drumming up 79 supporters for repeal, including 33 Democrats. However, the resolution "was non-binding and viewed as a free vote to show displeasure with an unpopular aspect of the health law." The tax's repeal has garnered outspoken support from Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY), as well as Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Al Franken (D-MN), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) - Democrats with notably high concentrations of medical device companies in their states. The House has approved the repeal of the device tax three separate times in the past two years, including as recently as September 2014. The White House has historically opposed these efforts, but President Obama recently indicated he would entertain the idea. A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, released last week, concluded that the tax is unlikely to hurt the profits of device companies, estimating that it will reduce industry output and employment by no more than .2 percent. CRS states, "The effect on the price of health care, however, will most likely be negligible because of the small size of the tax and small share of health care spending attributable to medical devices." A separate report from Ernst & Young last month finds that domestic revenues for medical technology firms grew 4 percent to $336 billion in 2013, the first year the tax went into effect - about the same rate from 2012, indicating that the industry seems financially stable for now. Editor’s note: This post was originally featured in RealClear Markets on November 12, 2014. Click here for the original posting. 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medical Defining and measuring innovation in a changing biomedical landscape By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 09:00:00 -0400 Event Information October 14, 20159:00 AM - 2:30 PM EDTWashington Plaza Hotel10 Thomas Circle, NWWashington, DC 20005 The biomedical innovation ecosystem continues to evolve and enhance the processes by which treatments are developed and delivered to patients. Given this changing biomedical innovation landscape, it is imperative that all stakeholders work to ensure that development programs, regulatory practices, and the policies that enable them are aligned on and achieving a common set of goals. This will require a thorough reexamination of our understanding of biomedical innovation – and the subsequent ways in which we seek to incentivize it – in order to more effectively bridge research and analysis of the process itself with the science and policy underpinning it. Traditional research into the efficiency and effectiveness of drug development programs has tended to focus on the ‘inputs’ and process trends in product development, quantifying the innovation as discrete units. At the opposite end of the research spectrum are potential measures that could be categorized as “value” or “outcomes” metrics. Identifying the appropriate measures across this spectrum – from inputs and technological progress through outcomes and value – and how such metrics can be in conversation with each other to improve the innovation process will be the focus of this expert workshop. On October 14, the Center for Health Policy at Brookings, under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, convened a roundtable discussion that engaged key stakeholders from throughout the innovation ecosystem to explore the factors and characteristics that could improve our understanding of what constitutes modern “innovation” and how best to track its progress. Event Materials FINAL 1014 BrookingsFDA AgendaFINAL 1014 BrookingsFDA Participant List Full Article
medical The medical marijuana mess: A prescription for fixing a broken policy By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 14:01:49 +0000 In 2013, Patrick and Beth Collins were desperate. Thirteen‐year‐old Jennifer, the younger of their two children, faced a life‐threatening situation. In response, the Collins family took extreme measures—sending Jennifer thousands of miles away in the company of her mother. Beth and Jennifer became refugees from a capricious government whose laws threatened Jennifer’s health, the family’s… Full Article
medical Health care priorities for a COVID-19 stimulus bill: Recommendations to the administration, congress, and other federal, state, and local leaders from public health, medical, policy, and legal experts By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:50:44 +0000 Full Article
medical Physician Social Networks and Geographic Variation in Medical Care By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 CSED Working Paper No. 33: Physician Social Networks and Geographic Variation in Medical Care Full Article
medical Hutchins Roundup: Medical billing, young firms, and more By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:00:34 +0000 Studies in this week’s Hutchins Roundup find that collecting payments from insurers is highly costly for health care providers, superstar firms account for less of productivity growth than previously thought, and more. Want to receive the Hutchins Roundup as an email? Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Thursday. Costly billing hassles… Full Article
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medical This high-tech, grow-it-yourself medical cannabis kit is as easy as using an app By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 14:13:26 -0400 Seedo, creators of automated consumer grow labs, will shortly plant a seed in the U.S. medical marijuana market. Full Article Living
