This Week in Electronics: Device Tax Repeal Effort Leaps Forward; NBA Star Backs Medtech
Effort to Repeal Device Tax Leaps Forward The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday became the first congressional panel to sign off on Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen’s top legislative priority, a bill to do away with an Affordable Care Act tax on sales of complicated medical devices set to take affect next year. Minn Post Former NBA Star Backs Device Industry [Bill] Walton,...
This Week in Electronics: Waiting for a Highly Successful mHealth App; Implantable User Interfaces for Medical Devices
Why There Hasn't Been a Homerun mHealth App The mobile health movement has generated huge buzz over the last several years with its promise of bringing better, more personalized care at a cheaper cost to a wider number of engaged consumers. So it’s only natural to wonder if and when mHealth will give birth to its own Instagram. It hasn’t happened yet but it’s “a...
This Week in Electronics: The Rise of Body Area Networks; Healthcare Reform Has its Day in Court
Body Area Networks Hit the Big Time These tiny electronic devices, which can be implanted or worn externally, can remotely monitor the heart, glucose, pulse and other vital data via a PC, and, more recently, through a wireless network. For mobile applications, the wireless chips themselves fall into a loosely defined category called body area networks (BANs). BAN has been talked about...
This Week in Electronics: Consumer Electronics Show Roundup; Telehealth in Dermatology
Some interesting medical devices were on display at the Consumer Electronics Show. Telehealth shows benefits in dermatology.  A Roundup of Mobile Health Products at CES (Pacific Coast Business Times) Defense Department's Telehealth Center Launches Site for Military Kids (ModernHealthcare.com) Dermatology Patients Experience Better Care via Telehealth (MobiHealthNews) What Medical...
Where the Venture Capital is Going
Last week's Question of the Week asked about the state of venture capital for medical device startups. While we've heard a lot lately about the dearth of VC funding for device companies, today's New York Times has a story about where that money is going. While they might be holding back from investing in device companies directly, the Times says venture capitalists have emerged as an ally in the...
This Week in Electronics: Calls for Device Tax Repeal Continue; Incubator Opens New Facility
This week, the industry continues its drum beat for device tax repeal, and a medical device incubator opens a new facility in Massachusetts. Industry Continues to Call for Device Tax Repeal (Sacramento Bee) About One-Third of Healthcare Organizations Have Interoperability Between Devices and EMRs (CMIO) A Massachusetts Medical Device Incubator Opens its New Facility (UMass Lowell) How Medtech...
This Week in Electronics: Medtech Stocks Look Strong for Second Half of 2011; Can Ishrak Save the Industry?
This week, one investment research firm sees a strong second half of 2011 for medtech stocks. Also, Could Omar Ishrak save the medical device industry? Investment Research Firm Sees Potential for Medtech Stocks in Second Half of 2011 (MASS DEVICE) AdvaMed Report: Device Tax Will Result in 43,000 Job Losses (Star Tribune) <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/mddi/...